Innovative Coating Prevents Limescale Formation
Wherever hot water flows, limescale is never far away. In households, this is a nuisance; in thermal power stations, it’s an expensive problem. Now researchers at ETH Zurich have found an answer.
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Wherever hot water flows, limescale is never far away. In households, this is a nuisance; in thermal power stations, it’s an expensive problem. Now researchers at ETH Zurich have found an answer.
The polymer part helps collect water efficiently and the titanium dioxide acts as a knight in shining armor, breaking down those nasty pollutant molecules.
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and ETH Zurich are using a specially coated metal mesh to extract water from fog while removing environmental pollutants. People in dry ...
A specially coated metal mesh can harvest water from fog and remove pollutants at the same time, report researchers.
Campus researchers have developed a method of collecting and purifying water from fog, offering an alternative water source.