2006-06-13 10:13:55 · 29 answers · asked by Shona L 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
yes... it's called reverse osmosis.
Basically it pushes the sea water through a filter that doesn't allow the salt to pass.
Also there is turning the water into steam and then condensing it into liquid again. This leaves the salt behind as it is converted to steam.
Desalinization is usually expensive and not very efficient either.
2006-06-13 10:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by bogart_that 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes....it's called desalinization. It's a process that removes the salt from sea water and makes it potable (drinkable). There are many plants around the world in use, and Saudi Arabia has one of the largest and most efficient ones in use.
2006-06-13 17:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by bcuz1998 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was always under the impression of boiling it?
I saw a program where there is a place in Hawaii that turns the sea water into bottled water. It was all done by filtration and chemicals..and it came out as fresh water.
I suppose you could leave it out in the sun under a container and as it evaporates it will hopefully condense back onto the container and drip back into another container of sorts.
Good Question
2006-06-13 17:22:21 · answer #3 · answered by KaizerSose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Desalination. You could, if you had the right equipment rig up something akin to a moonshine still. Basically all you need to do is evaporate the water which will leave all the salt. Basically you'd need to put it into a container with some way for the evaporated water to move to a separate container.
2006-06-13 17:19:18 · answer #4 · answered by jimmy z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U put it in a bowl or whatever in the sun with plastic wrap over it and it will condensate on teh plastic as fresh water since the salt and dirt dont evaporate only the water.
2006-06-13 17:17:30 · answer #5 · answered by Shelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is called desalination. Different municipalities in New Jersey need to do this because there water table is so low that the sea water encroaches into the water table.
2006-06-13 17:16:09 · answer #6 · answered by yodeladyhoo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sea water can be boiled (distilled) to produce fresh water. On a small scale, there are "reverse osmosis" filters that can be used to produce small quantities of fresh water.
2006-06-13 17:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by Mycroft 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boil it and put a cold metalic sheet on top of it with one side lower from the other and out of the boiler and into a other container(2) 2 will contain fresh water but to get o2 in it by stiring it because it will be flat
2006-06-13 17:19:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-06-13 17:16:25 · answer #9 · answered by Youchie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's the water source that many people drink from. But, they have to go through the same kind of chemical treatment plants that lakewater does.
2006-06-13 17:15:33 · answer #10 · answered by sabai2024 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋