A solar powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water for 25 000 people per day.
Transform salt water drinking water.
Desalination is the process of taking salty or brackish water and turning it into drinking water.
Users manually power a pump which pushes water multiple filters removing salt and other impurities to make it suitable for drinking.
It operates on basically the same theory as an alcohol still.
The simplest way to do it is the distillation method.
To turn saltwater into drinking water start by pouring the saltwater into a bowl and placing a small cup in the center of the water.
Desalination technology produces freshwater and along with.
Yet the most widely used method is still based on the same principle.
Then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set a rock on top of the plastic wrap over the cup which will make a dip so fresh water can drip into the cup.
Countries municipalities armed services and ships have to produce freshwater by desalination because it is limited or unavailable.
Ed stafford shows us how to build a sturdy raft and how to successfully turn sea water into water that is fresh and drinkable on an island.
It could help address the world s looming water crisis.
But knowing how to turn saltwater into drinking water can get you around this problem.
Not only will drinking salt water make you even more dehydrated enough of it will cause kidney failure and death.
When saltwater evaporates it leaves the salt behind.
You ll also need a heat resistant glass or metal bottle a cork or rubber seal for the bottle a few of feet of tubing and a catch basin.
This method for turning salt water into drinking water allows you to distill a bit more water though you ll still be using quite a bit of energy.
Distillation essentially distillation artificially mimics what occurs in nature.