MIT Researchers Make Salt Water Drinkable With Solar Technology
As drought and water shortages become more of a concern in places like California, scientists are looking for new ways to solve the problem. One solution recently came from MIT, where a team was able to come up with a way of turning salt water into drinking water.
The process uses solar power and is environmentally sustainable.
It was reported that the process can convert 2,100 gallons of salt water into drinking water in just 24 hours.
According to a full explanation on from MIT:
The group came up with a method that uses solar panels to charge a bank of batteries. The batteries then power a system that removes salt from the water through electrodialysis, that means that dissolved salt particles, which have a slight electric charge, are drawn out of the water when a small electrical current is applied.
Both electrodialysis and reverse osmosis require the use of membranes, but the membranes in an electrodialysis system are exposed to lower pressures and can be cleared of salt buildup simply by reversing the electrical polarity. That means the expensive membranes should last much longer and require less maintenance. In addition, electrodialysis systems recover a much higher percentage of the water — more than 90 percent, compared with about 40 to 60 percent from reverse-osmosis systems, a big advantage in areas where water is scarce.
http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/solar-desalination-india-0908
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Is this the same process as desalinization?
Wow great research helps to cure health and remain healthy
There are a lot of techniques to make salt water drinkable but this is sustainable because of the use of natural resources like solar energy. Thanks for sharing, sir.
Israel has been using desalination plants to drain the Dead Sea. I wonder what they have hidden under there? Like the remains and tools of khazarians before the flood?
awesome! i like how easy it is to clean the membranes. does it remove anything else? i use a filet that remove chlorine, fluoride, and pathogens and also remineralizes the water.
Kudos to MIT for coming up to a complicated solution to a simple problem.
Where are these places that want to use desalinization where salt water is scarce?
That's science for you,recreating our world.