Solar sterilization of water

S.M.Khalid Hameed and Irshad Ahmad

Renewable Energy, 1997, vol. 12, issue 3, 321-324

Abstract: According to a WHO report 80% of the diseases in developing countries are due to water related bacteria. Drinking boiled water is one of the solutions to this problem. Fuel wood is scarce but solar energy is plentiful in these countries and may be used to kill bacteria in drinking water. A simple and inexpensive solar device is shown to be effective in elimination of bacteria from water supplying sterilized water for family requirements. It is also shown that water need not be boiled but heated to 65°C only to make it bacteria free.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(96)00130-9

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