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.
Transform salt water drinking water.
Desalination is the process of taking salty or brackish water and turning it into drinking water.
It operates on basically the same theory as an alcohol still.
Heated water evaporates to become water vapor leaving salts and impurities behind and then condenses as it cools to.
A solar powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water for 25 000 people per day.
Countries municipalities armed services and ships have to produce freshwater by desalination because it is limited or unavailable.
But knowing how to turn saltwater into drinking water can get you around this problem.
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.
When saltwater evaporates it leaves the salt behind.
Yet the most widely used method is still based on the same principle.
The device is capable of producing 4 700 gallons of fresh.
Users manually power a pump which pushes water multiple filters removing salt and other impurities to make it suitable for drinking.
It could help address the world s looming water crisis.
Desalination technology produces freshwater and along with.
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.
Desalination has come a long way in the 2 400 years or so since people boiled salt water and collected the steam in sponges.
Distillation essentially distillation artificially mimics what occurs in nature.
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.