About 173,000 results
Open links in new tab
  1. Desalination - Wikipedia

    Desalination is an artificial process by which saline water (generally sea water) is converted to fresh water. More generally, desalination is the removal of salts and minerals from a …

  2. Desalination | Description, Process, & Production | Britannica

    Dec 5, 2025 · Desalination methods can utilize either thermal processes (involving heat transfer and a phase change) or membrane processes (using thin sheets of synthetic semipermeable …

  3. How Desalination Works: The Process Explained | Live to Plant

    Mar 16, 2025 · Desalination is the process of converting saline water from oceans or brackish sources into potable water. This process can serve various needs, including drinking water …

  4. Desalination Basics - Department of Energy

    Desalination is the process of removing salts and other minerals from water, making it suitable for human consumption, irrigation, or industrial uses.

  5. How Desalination Works | HowStuffWorks

    Oct 30, 2023 · Desalination is the process of removing the salt from seawater, which turns the water into fresh drinking water. Learn about desalination.

  6. What Is Desalination and How Does It Work? - Biology Insights

    Aug 27, 2025 · Desalination is a process that removes dissolved salts and other minerals from saline water, such as seawater or brackish groundwater, to produce fresh water. This purified …

  7. Desalination | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

    Sep 11, 2019 · Solar desalination evaporation is used by nature to produce rain, which is the main source of freshwater on earth. According to the International Desalination Association, …

  8. How Desalination Works: An Overview - whatiswaterwebsite.com

    Oct 29, 2024 · What is Desalination? Desalination changes salt water into fresh water. It does this by taking out the salts and minerals. This is really important in places like the Middle East, …

  9. 2.1 Desalination by reverse osmosis

    All desalination processes involve three liquid streams: the saline feedwater (brackish water or seawater), low-salinity product water, and very saline concentrate (brine or reject water). The …

  10. A desalination process essentially separates saline water into two parts - one that has a low concentration of salt (treated water or product water), and the other with a much higher …