Laboratory water purification uses several technologies, often combined: Reverse Osmosis (RO) forces water through a semipermeable membrane to remove salts and contaminates; Deionisation (DI) uses ion-exchange resins to strip remaining ions, boosting resistivity toward 18.2 MΩ; Distillation boils and re-condenses water to kill microorganisms; UV sterilisation destroys bacteria and viruses without removing other contaminants; and Electrodeionisation (EDI) combines ion exchange with electric current for continuous ultra-pure water production.
Impure water can significantly affect lab research by altering reaction behaviour and skewing measurements, leading to unreliable an inconsistent experimental outcomes.
