Can we actually purify the ocean water / salty water to become a clean and drinkable water?

Answer 1

Yes. Saltwater purification plants are common in the Middle East.

Answer 2

There are plants that actually do convert the ocean's salt water to drinkable water. It is costly. However, we would not want to convert the entire ocean to fresh water as the fish and animals that live there are dependent upon the salinity of the water in order to survive. It is like running a fresh water vs salt water fish tank.
Over the years though the pH of the oceans is changing in that shellfishes shells are actually dissolving...
It should be interesting to see what will happen to our oceans.

Answer 3

Yes. It's usually done through a reverse osmosis process that is becoming more and more cost effective. The gulf states in the middle east (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen) get almost all of their potable water through that method. This is also how US Navy ships maintain a supply of drinking water while underway.

Answer 4

Yes, through a process called desalinization

Answer 5

yes, desalination is the best method to make sure water are clean of impurities, but this method is way more expensive than distillation.

Answer 6

SURE, its called desalinization--quite expensive, but very doable.

Answer 7

yes mr u can do that , but only thing matters is it is a costlier process .

Answer 8

Yes we can, and it is done regularly in several locations.

Answer 9

YES.this process would have to cost a bomb. thats why its so rare .

Answer 10

sure. why not?