Desalination Methods for Producing Drinking Water

Type
Publication
Date of Publication
January 25, 2022
Price
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Overview

This 8-page publication explains the desalination technologies for communities to produce drinking water.

Distillation methods include thermal, membrane, multi-stage flash, vapor compression, and solar distillation. Membrane technologies include electrodialysis, electrodialysis reversal, or pressure gradient, which is used in reverse osmosis. (8 pages)

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