{"id":1070,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-08-12T18:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:51:49","slug":"salt-water-desalination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/?p=1070","title":{"rendered":"Salt Water Desalination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Reverse Osmosis or<br \/>\nGraphene desalination?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2021%20pics\/Rev-osmosis-vs-graphene-apillary-action.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"153\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Reverse osmosis<br \/>\nrequires a series of pumps<br \/>\nto press water through filters,<br \/>\nso as to separate the salt.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Graphene desalination<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2021%20pics\/desalination-Graphene.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"160\" \/><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tAN0QNQFDbg\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">Graphene desalination<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"> is<br \/>\na natural capillary separation process<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2021%20pics\/97%25%20salt%20separation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"151\" \/>The salt molecules are too large to pass<br \/>\nthrough the graphene filters.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Solar desalination<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KdFIHecZDfc\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2021%20pics\/Parabolic-mirrors-concentrate-sunlight-onto-dome.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"188\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Hundreds of parabolic mirrors<br \/>\nfocus sunlight onto the dome,<br \/>\nwhich heats the water to<br \/>\nvery high temperatures and pressure.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2021%20pics\/desalination-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"178\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><strong><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Salty sea water is pumped<br \/>\nthrough glass tubing,<br \/>\nheated by the sun,<br \/>\narrives at a large sphere. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2021%20pics\/desalination-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"245\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>after which it condensates and precipitates.<br \/>\nIt is then pumped to a reservoir.<br \/>\nSee also header image.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2021%20pics\/desalination-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"190\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XPCaM9Rzzbs\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>What to do with the brine?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reverse Osmosis or Graphene desalination? Reverse osmosis requires a series of pumps to press water through filters, so as to separate the salt. Graphene desalination Graphene desalination is a natural capillary separation process The salt molecules are too large to pass through the graphene filters. 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