Energy-efficient desalination
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:04 pm
On the website linked in the Ferrocene solar pv thread, https://www.imeche.org/news/news-articl ... ne-charger says
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MIT’s portable desalination unit makes clean drinking water ‘with less power than a phone charger’
The prototype MIT device can generate clean drinking water from seawater with the press of a button (Credit: M Scott Brauer)
A portable desalination unit can remove particles and salts to generate clean drinking water from seawater using less power than a mobile phone charger, according to its developers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Weighing less than 10kg, the suitcase-sized device can also be driven by a portable $50 solar panel. It automatically generates drinking water that exceeds World Health Organization quality standards, needing only the push of just one button.
Unlike other portable desalination units that require water to pass through filters [or membranes], the MIT device uses electrical power to remove particles from water.
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