Re:Desalination system could produce freshwater that is chea...
by bell-cot on Thursday September 28, 2023 @04:42AM
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[Brief check on Amazon]
Purified, crystalized, brand-name, food-grade salt, delivered to my doorstep, is about $3/pound. Demand for that is pretty limited - how much more salt would you use, if you could buy it for only $1.50/pound?
Vs. this device produces "concentrated seawater" - which still contains every bit of algae, fish poop, plastic pollution, etc. that was in the original seawater.
Purified, crystalized, brand-name, food-grade salt, delivered to my doorstep, is about $3/pound. Demand for that is pretty limited - how much more salt would you use, if you could buy it for only $1.50/pound?
Vs. this device produces "concentrated seawater" - which still contains every bit of algae, fish poop, plastic pollution, etc. that was in the original seawater.