2007-04-17 10:10:49 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Yes. Reverse osmosis takes the salt out. But you need high pressure pumps to force the water through the filter, because the natural flow would force the fresh water into the salty side. That is where the "reverse" in the name "reverse osmosis" comes from. And generating all the energy needed to run the pumps would cause more global warming and cost a lot of money. Right now, your water if FREE. What you are paying for the the pipes and pumps and reservoirs to deliver it. If you added the cost of making it from sea water with reverse osmosis, your cost would go WAY up.
2007-04-17 10:16:41 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 66⤊ 20⤋
Ocean Water Filter
2016-10-20 07:55:33 · answer #2 · answered by timmerman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can. All you have to do is get as many cups of ocean water and go to your house and heat it for a long time. If you want to make it cool, just put it in the freezing part of the refrigerator. Simple as that.
2014-01-15 15:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by Nina Li 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Australia and some Arabic countries have been doing it for years to get drinking water.
2007-04-17 10:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kaiman 2 · 19⤊ 7⤋
Yes, Australia are doing a lot of it. Look up desalination.
2007-04-17 10:15:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 23⤊ 5⤋
yes, but it is expensive
2007-04-17 10:14:53 · answer #6 · answered by rollo_tomassi423 6 · 11⤊ 12⤋
Yes crystallisation can remove the salt while filteration makes nit clearer.
2007-04-17 10:23:19 · answer #7 · answered by ebiyedinak 3 · 8⤊ 20⤋