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Desalination doesn't produce (freshwater + salt), it produces (freshwater + saltier water). Dealing with the waste brine is a challenge if you want to process t
by jamie_ca 3y ago
Desalination doesn't produce (freshwater + salt), it produces (freshwater + saltier water). Dealing with the waste brine is a challenge if you want to process that much in such a localized area.
- marcosdumay 3y agoThe area is very clearly not "localized".
- quesera 3y agoThe real problem is that the cost would be outrageous. If you go this route for greening the Sahara, you could allot 5% for the evaporation ponds to turn brine into dry salt. There are other reasons it will never happen, but this one is solvable! :)
- lostlogin 3y agoThat’s a vast amount of salt. They can go from destabilising the world energy supply to messing with world salt supply.