karmacannibal t1_j68lbc8 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:56 PM Reply to ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch Electrical current requires energy to produce Heat requires energy to produce Energy is expensive All else equal, a process that is less expensive is preferable The energy it takes to sterilize water with heat is less than the energy it takes to sterilize it with electricity Therefore sterilizing water with heat is preferable to doing so with electric current Permalink 3
karmacannibal t1_j68lbc8 wrote
Reply to ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch
Electrical current requires energy to produce
Heat requires energy to produce
Energy is expensive
All else equal, a process that is less expensive is preferable
The energy it takes to sterilize water with heat is less than the energy it takes to sterilize it with electricity
Therefore sterilizing water with heat is preferable to doing so with electric current