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mikeblas t1_isnnlwg wrote

Hasn't membrane desalination technology existed for decades? For example: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/5/1/94/htm

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UnfinishedProjects t1_isp24ar wrote

Isn't the problem that they get destroyed really quickly?

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ascandalia t1_isra4nc wrote

Nope. They can last for years depending on pretreatment and source water quality. They have gotten a lot cheaper in the last 20 years. These articles come out pretty often and are promising pretty marginal improvements on existing technologies.

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