Salt Water Purifier

In this Instructable I will show you how to build a salt water purifier. When using this it will produce about a third of a cup of drinkable water an hour.

Materials

Metal can
Empty soda can
Aluminum foil
2-3 ft of tubing
Rubber band
Towel / paper towel
Hot glue gun
Sizzors

Now We Will Make the Canister for the Salt Water

Remove the label from the coffee can
Next cut a piece of aluminum foil about 12" x 12"
Now cut it in to four squares
Now remove the lid of the Coffee can
Now take 3 of the sheets and place them on top of the metal can
Now fold the sheets down over the edge like in picture 4
Now put the Rubber band around the tin foil
Next place the fourth sheet of aluminum foil over top of the rubber band

Attaching the Tubing

The first thing you need to do is take the tip of the scissors and place it near the edge of the can
After you place the scissors near the edge of the can you need to spin it until there is a hole about the size of the tubing
Next insert the tubing into the hole about 1/3 of an inch down
Now thoroughly apply hot glue around the tubing

Now We Will Make the Collector

First cut a piece of tin foil a little bit bigger than the top of the can
Now place the aluminum foil on top and fold the sides down
Now make a hole by twisting the scissors over where the hole in the can is
You are now done In the next step I will show you how to use it

Using the Purifier

First you need to pour salt water into the metal can until it is about halfway full
Now you need to take the tube and put it into the hole in the soda can
Next you need to make a small fire you could also use a back pack stove
Now you need set the can on the fire being care full the flames do not come two high
Now you need to wet the paper towel or towel with cool water
Now place the paper towel/towel over the tube check this often and make sure it is cool and damp
Your purifier should now start to produce water in about 5 to 10 minutes

This purifier works because when you boil water it creates steam. The steam rises to the top of the can then goes through the tubing. Because of the paper towel the steam cools and turns back into water. Which then collects in the can free from impurities.