desalinating
Making seawater drinkable
Desalinating is removing salt from something, almost always seawater.
Desalination plants produce fresh water for drinking and irrigation in arid coastal regions: The facility is capable of desalinating millions of gallons per day.
The process typically uses reverse osmosis or distillation.
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
condensation · thermal · pressure · feedwater · pre-treatment · permeate · concentrate · deionization
Ocean water, chemically speaking
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- marineRelating to the sea
- brackishMildly salty water
feedwater · intake · tidal · coastal · offshore · seawater · maritime · estuarine
Energized by sunlight
- renewableCapable of restoration
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- environmental impactEffect on natural systems
- marine ecosystemSea's organisms and environment
energy recovery · green · efficiency · ecological · conservation · climate adaptation · water scarcity
Non-saline aquatic environment
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- drinkableSafe to swallow
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- cleanFree of soil
safe · tap · hydration · water supply · treated · chlorinated · municipal · irrigation
Botanical organism
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- tankLarge storage vessel
reservoir · intake · outfall · capacity · megaliters · production · offshore platform · modular
reverse osmosis
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- distillationPurification via vaporization
evaporation · condensation · thermal · pressure · feedwater · pre-treatment · permeate · concentrate · deionization
saltwater
Ocean water, chemically speaking
brackish · feedwater · intake · tidal · coastal · offshore · seawater · maritime · estuarine · lagoon
solar-powered
Energized by sunlight
- renewableCapable of restoration
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- environmental impactEffect on natural systems
marine ecosystem · energy recovery · green · efficiency · ecological · conservation · climate adaptation · water scarcity
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- drinkableSafe to swallow
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
clean · safe · tap · hydration · water supply · treated · chlorinated · municipal · irrigation · agricultural
plant
Botanical organism
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- pumpFluid-moving machine
tank · reservoir · intake · outfall · capacity · megaliters · production · offshore platform · modular · containerized
desalinatingcontaminating
Making something impure
polluting · fouling · degrading · tainting · adulterating
- desalination plantFacility removing salt from seawater