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Science@mander.xyz • 6 months ago

Engineers at MIT and in China develop desalination system which could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water

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Engineers at MIT and in China develop desalination system which could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water

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Science@mander.xyz • 6 months ago

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Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water

A new solar desalination system takes in saltwater and heats it with natural sunlight. The system flushes out accumulated salt, so replacement parts aren’t needed often, meaning the system could potentially produce drinking water that is cheaper than tap water.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/10286254

It looks like the paper is paywalled and not yet on scihub but i did find 38 pages of supplemental information with more details than the article.

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3•6 months ago
Could we take enough water out of the ocean for the salt balance to be affected?
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  15•6 months ago
  Seriously doubt that. All water ends up in the ocean anyway, one way or another.
  But dumping brine in could wipe the life in that spot.