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Yup, desalination doesn't require adding "chemicals" to the water. It works using heat, electricity, and osmosis membranes[1]. I'm not sure why the article took
by dahfizz 8y ago
Yup, desalination doesn't require adding "chemicals" to the water. It works using heat, electricity, and osmosis membranes[1]. I'm not sure why the article took the tone that it did.
[1] http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph240/parise2/ http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph240/parise2/
- alistairSH 8y agoDon't they add copper and other chemicals to prevent fouling of the pipes? Not strictly required for desalination, but required to keep the desalination plant running with minimum manual cleaning.