minus-squaresploosh@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Could wastewater plants simply heat up water past 500C to decompose all chemicals and output clean water?linkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoEvaporation is a component of distilling, but if you don’t capture the vapor and condense it it’s just evaporation. linkfedilink
minus-squaresploosh@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Could wastewater plants simply heat up water past 500C to decompose all chemicals and output clean water?linkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoYeah, turning wastewater plants into sewage distilleries doesn’t seem like a public health win. linkfedilink
Evaporation is a component of distilling, but if you don’t capture the vapor and condense it it’s just evaporation.