desalination
Making seawater drinkable
Desalination is the process of removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable or usable for irrigation.
The technology has become increasingly important in arid regions where freshwater is scarce: The island depends on desalination plants for its water supply.
Also called desalinization.
Water saturated with sodium
- seawaterSalty ocean fluid
- brackishMildly salty water
- coastalOf the shoreline
- intakeAmount received or consumed
marine · tides · estuary · ocean · chloride · sodium · feedwater
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
membrane · thermal · freeze-thaw · brackish · pre-treatment · energy recovery · hydraulic pressure · demineralization
Separation using semipermeable barriers
- solar stillSun-powered water purifier
- hybrid systemsIntegrated multi-source arrangements
- pilot plantSmall test manufacturing operation
- outfallDrainage discharge point
Safe for ingestion
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- tap waterPlumbed household drinking source
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
hydration · clean water · safe water · water security · municipal · irrigation · agricultural use · industrial use
Rate of power use
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- solar-poweredEnergized by sunlight
- wind-poweredDriven by air currents
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
energy-efficient · environmental impact · marine ecosystem · green technology · co-location · low-carbon
Botanical organism
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- storage tanksContainers for bulk materials
- distribution networkChannels linking producers to consumers
pumping station · capacity · megaliters · commissioning · construction · operations · maintenance · scaling
brine
Water saturated with sodium
intake · marine · tides · estuary · ocean · chloride · sodium · feedwater
reverse osmosis
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
filtration · membrane · thermal · freeze-thaw · brackish · pre-treatment · energy recovery · hydraulic pressure · demineralization · crystallization
membrane technology
Separation using semipermeable barriers
- solar stillSun-powered water purifier
- hybrid systemsIntegrated multi-source arrangements
- pilot plantSmall test manufacturing operation
potable
Safe for ingestion
- drinking waterSafe liquid for consumption
- tap waterPlumbed household drinking source
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
water supply · hydration · clean water · safe water · water security · municipal · irrigation · agricultural use · industrial use · blending
energy consumption
Rate of power use
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- solar-poweredEnergized by sunlight
- wind-poweredDriven by air currents
carbon footprint · energy-efficient · environmental impact · marine ecosystem · green technology · co-location · low-carbon
plant
Botanical organism
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- storage tanksContainers for bulk materials
distribution network · pumping station · capacity · megaliters · commissioning · construction · operations · maintenance · scaling · water utility
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, water supply, water storage, aquifer
- ArabiaSaudi Arabia, Mecca, Medina, Kaaba, Riyadh
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
- ocean resourcesfish stocks, seafood, fisheries, shellfish, kelp
- saltwaterocean, sea, seawater, brine, tide
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, water line, gas service
desalinationsalination
Increasing salt concentration
salinization · brining · salting · mineralization · brackishness
- desalination plantFacility removing salt from seawater