Sentences with phrase «saltwater side of the membrane»

The high surface area of these low - cost, commercially available black particles collect solar energy very efficiently, which provides the heating needed on the saltwater side of the membrane.

Not exact matches

So forward osmosis is a good way to get rid of a wide range of contaminants that might be in the water, since the membrane will weed them out — but you still end up with saltwater on the other side, meaning you must go through an additional desalination step at the end to totally purify the water.

A newer option, membrane distillation, reduces the energy inputs by using saltwater heated to lower temperatures flowing on one side of a membrane while cold freshwater flows on the other.