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Scientists turn seawater into fresh water without harmful brine | ScienceDaily (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Does anyone know what the drawback of a setup that distills the sea water and then air dries the brine. This always seemed like the easiest solution when I thought about it?

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  • [–] 11 points 1 week ago*

    I imagine the issue is the sheer amount of brine produced would require ginormous salt pans to drive off the last of the water, compounded by it taking take longer to fully dry compared to the time taken to desalinate an equivalent amount of water as salt is very hygroscopic.

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