Stanford Researchers Design a More Efficient, Affordable Desalination Process

A new device capable of turning desalination waste into commercially valuable chemicals could make the process cheaper and more environmentally friendly

Stanford Researchers Design a More Efficient, Affordable Desalination Process

An overview of a desalination plant in Santa Barbara, California, with a sludge holding tank and clarifier in the foreground.

Taking a new approach to an old problem, Stanford researchers have created a device that could make converting seawater to freshwater profitable and environmentally benign. 

Their research, published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineeringoutlines an efficient method for...

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