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Distillation is a water purification
process that uses a heat source to vaporize water and separate it from
contaminants and other undesirable elements commonly found in ground and surface
water.
Distillation heats raw
(untreated) water until the water reaches its boiling point and begins to
vaporize. The heat is then kept at a constant temperature to maintain water
vaporization while prohibiting other undesirable elements from vaporizing. Water
has a lower boiling point than salt and other mineral sediments. This process
also separates the water molecules from microscopic, disease-causing organisms.
Once all of the water has vaporized, the vapor is led into a condenser, where,
upon cooling, the water reverts to the liquid form and runs into a receiving
container. The remaining elements, whose boiling point was too high to permit
vaporization, remain in the original container and constitute the sediment.
Because the distillation process can never ensure a complete separation between
water and other materials, it is often repeated one or more times with the
treated water. Many alcoholic beverages, like brandy, gin, and whiskey, are
distilled, using an apparatus similar in constitution to the water distillation
apparatus.
When you drink
water treated with Roxtract Ionized Mineral Solution you will have begun the
process of "Youthing."
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Upside(s) of Distilled Water |
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Aside
from desalinating water, the distillation process
will reliably remove bacteria and
viruses and dangerous heavy metals like lead, arsenic, and mercury.
Distillation is ideal for recipients of non-municipally treated water, due
to the particular challenges and heavy contamination of raw, untreated
water. For this reason, distillation is often used as the preferred method
of water treatment in developing nations that must work with heavily
contaminated, untreated drinking water. Distillation is extremely effective
at the removal of bacteria and often used in areas at high risk of
waterborne diseases. Distillation also removes soluble minerals like
calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous that may harden water and increase the
occurrence of scaling.
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Downside(s) of Distilled Water |
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The
distillation process contains several elements that make it
undesirable
for purifying drinking water. First of all, while the
vaporization process will strip water of salt, metals, and bacteria, the
boiling point of most synthetic chemicals, including pesticides, herbicides,
and chlorine solutions is lower than the boiling point of water. Synthetic
chemicals are the major contaminants remaining after municipal treatment.
Distillation does not remove these harmful chemicals.
Because this process must be repeated several times to ensure
significant water purity, it could take several hours to provide one gallon
of cleansed water. Generally, distillation
requires five gallons of tap water
to generate one gallon of purified water.
Finally, distillation, like reverse osmosis,
strips water of natural trace
elements. When these elements are removed from water, the hydrogen
composition becomes greater in proportion, making the water
very acidic. Several studies
have proven that drinking distilled water, stripped of minerals, can
actually be harmful to the body system. Long-term consumption of such
de-mineralized water can result in
mineral deficiencies in the body. Though the removal of trace
minerals creates water that is ideal for use in photo or print shops, it
creates tasteless and even unhealthy drinking water.
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What Chemicals Does Distillation Reduce or
Remove |
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Distillation removes chemicals similar to those removed by reverse
osmosis, but in a different manner. Distillation, through its water
evaporation process, will remove any chemicals or organic materials with
higher boiling points than water. Such chemicals and organic materials with
higher boiling points include bacteria, minerals, trace amounts of metals,
many volatile organic chemicals, and nitrate. It
strips water of nearly all of its
natural minerals. Many of the minerals the distillation process
removes are vital to the body’s natural processes. The distillation process
is not selective in its removal of minerals, and it strips water of both
dangerous and valuable mineral compounds. |
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Important
Note About Chlorine: |
The distillation process
alone CANNOT remove dangerous chlorine, pesticides and herbicides.
The distillation process contains several elements that make it
undesirable for purifying drinking water. First of all, while the
vaporization process will strip water of salt, metals, and bacteria, the
boiling point of most synthetic chemicals, including pesticides,
herbicides, and chlorine solutions is lower than the boiling point of
water. Synthetic chemicals are the major contaminants remaining after
municipal treatment. Distillation
alone does not remove these harmful chemicals.
Source: The History of Water Filters
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