desalinate
Extract ocean minerals
To desalinate is to remove salt from something, typically seawater or brackish water, to make it drinkable or usable for irrigation.
Desalination plants process ocean water in coastal regions where freshwater is scarce: The city desalinates enough seawater to supply half its residents.
The process can also apply to soil that has accumulated salt.
Water saturated with sodium
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- seawaterSalty ocean fluid
- brackishMildly salty water
- marineRelating to the sea
ocean · coastal · tidal · chloride · sodium · offshore · intake · feedwater
Safe for ingestion
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- tap waterPlumbed household drinking source
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
reservoir · water supply · hydration · water treatment · purification · clean water · municipal water
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- energy recoveryRecapturing dissipated power
- pre-treatmentPreparatory processing step
Insufficient supply emergency
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- aridDevoid of water
- water securityAssured access to safe hydration
- water accessAbility to reach waterways
shortage · Middle East · Gulf states · island nations · emergency supply · humanitarian · climate adaptation
Energized by sunlight
- environmental impactEffect on natural systems
- marine ecosystemSea's organisms and environment
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- energy recoveryRecapturing dissipated power
brine
Water saturated with sodium
marine · ocean · coastal · tidal · chloride · sodium · offshore · intake · feedwater
potable
Safe for ingestion
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- tap waterPlumbed household drinking source
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
aquifer · reservoir · water supply · hydration · water treatment · purification · clean water · municipal water
reverse osmosis
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- energy recoveryRecapturing dissipated power
water crisis
Insufficient supply emergency
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- aridDevoid of water
- water securityAssured access to safe hydration
water access · shortage · Middle East · Gulf states · island nations · emergency supply · humanitarian · climate adaptation
solar-powered
Energized by sunlight
- environmental impactEffect on natural systems
- marine ecosystemSea's organisms and environment
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- desalination plantFacility removing salt from seawater
- desalinated waterSeawater stripped of salt
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