desalination of seawater

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• Desalination — This article is about removing salt from water. For soil desalination, see Soil salinity control. Water desalination Methods Distillation Multi stage flash distillation (MSF) Multiple effect distillation (MED|ME) Vapor compression (VC) Ion… …   Wikipedia

• desalination — [dē sā΄lə nə zā′shən, dēsal΄əzā′shəndē sal΄ə nā′shən] n. 〚 DE + SALIN(E) + ATION〛 the removal of salt, esp. from sea water to make it drinkable: also desalinization [dē sā΄lə nə …   Universalium

• desalination — de‧sal‧i‧na‧tion [diːˌsælˈneɪʆn] noun [uncountable] when salt is removed from sea water so that the water can be used in homes and factories, and on farm crops: • Water desalination is still an expensive prospect. • the world s largest seawater …   Financial and business terms

• Seawater — in the Strait of Malacca Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world s oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% (35 g/L, or 599 mM). This means that every kilogram (roughly one litre by volume) of seawater has… …   Wikipedia

• seawater — /see waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. the salt water in or from the sea. [bef. 1000; ME see water, OE saewaeter; see SEA, WATER] * * * Water that makes up the oceans and seas. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5% water, 2.5% salts, and small amounts of …   Universalium

• desalination — desalinate ► VERB ▪ remove salt from (seawater). DERIVATIVES desalination noun desalinator noun …   English terms dictionary

• Kwinana Desalination Plant — The Kwinana Desalination Plant, located just south of Perth, Western Australia, turns water from the Indian Ocean into nearly 140,000 m3 of drinking water per day. [ [http://www.water technology.net/projects/perth/ Perth Seawater Desalination… …   Wikipedia

• Wonthaggi desalination plant — Wonthaggi desalination plant …   Wikipedia

• Melbourne desalination plant — An AUD$3.1 billion desalination plant is to be built in the Wonthaggi region of the Bass Coast of Victoria, Australia by the end of 2011. The plant will supply water to Melbourne and surrounding districts. Planning The capital cost for the… …   Wikipedia

• Kurnell Desalination Plant — The Sydney Desalination Plant is a drinking water supply project being undertaken by Sydney Water, Sydney s State owned water supply corporation. It is currently being built in the Kurnell industrial estate area, in Sydney s southern suburbs. The …   Wikipedia

• Solar desalination — is a technique to desalinate water using solar energy. Solar desalination in the modern era extends back to the early 1950s when simple solar stills were studied for remote desert and coastal communities [E Delyannis, 2003, Historic background of …   Wikipedia