What are 2 main methods of desalination?
What are 2 main methods of desalination? Desalination uses one of two main methods. The first is reverse osmosis, where seawater is forced through a membrane at high pressure. The membrane allows water molecules to pass through but prevents any other chemicals dissolved in the water from passing through. The second is thermal desalination. What methods are used to desalinate water? The traditional process of desalination is distillation, i.e. boiling and re-condensation of seawater to leave salt and impurities behind. Currently there are two technologies with more desalination capacity in the world, multi-stage flash distillation and reverse osmosis. Which desalination...