Water desalination
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High levels of water stress and water supply instability are currently emerging as key issues and are directly linked to escalating food insecurity. These are expected to further increase due to climate change. This innovation proposes to develop desalination reverse osmosis technology powered by renewable energy such as the sun, wind, and waves to generate reliable and affordable access to clean water. Excess salts are removed from sea water or brackish water converting it into safe potable or usable water. This way, water shortage will be minimized in a huge way, globally. Desalination...
High levels of water stress and water supply instability are currently emerging as key issues and are directly linked to escalating food insecurity. These are expected to further increase due to climate change. This innovation proposes to develop desalination reverse osmosis technology powered by renewable energy such as the sun, wind, and waves to generate reliable and affordable access to clean water. Excess salts are removed from sea water or brackish water converting it into safe potable or usable water. This way, water shortage will be minimized in a huge way, globally. Desalination methods are categorized into thermal processes and membrane processes.
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Minjur Desalination Plant, Tamil Nadu, India
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Desalination methods for producing drinking water
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