A Comparative Study of Pressure Cooker, Ultra-Violet and RO Methods of Water Purification

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sharan, Anand M.^{a; *} | Sharan, Rajiv^b

Affiliations: [a] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3X5 | [b] Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, India

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding Author. asharan@mun.ca

Abstract: In this work, the performances of the pressure cooker method, the ultra-violet method and RO method of water purification is studied. The performance of any method studied here relates to the production of potable water which meets the World Health Organization (WHO) standards. This comparative study is based on underground water obtained from a depth greater than 300 feet. The results showed that all these three methods yield same level of purity.

Keywords: Water purification, pressure cooker method, reverse osmosis method, ultra-violet method, potable water

DOI: 10.3233/AJW-160029

Journal: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 73-83, 2016