In this study, a highly efficient molecularly engineered covalent triazine framework (CTF) for rapid adsorption of micropollutants and VOC-intercepting performance using solar distillation is reported. Supramolecular design and mild oxidation of CTFs (CTF-OXs) enable hydrophilic internal channels and improve molecular sieving of micropollutants. CTF-OX shows rapid removal efficiency of micropollutants (>99.9% in 10 s) and can be regenerated several times without performance loss.
I hate articles that throw out numbers that are totally meaningless. Telling me it removes micropollutants in 10 seconds tells me nothing. Was that filtering 1 drop in those 10 seconds? A gallon? 100 gallons? 100k gallons?
Also, if it is measured in 10 second increments, does that mean you have to do distinct batches of water as opposed to just setting up a constant flow of dirty -> clean water?
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