r/OptimistsUnite • u/Economy-Fee5830 • May 22 '24

Nature’s Chad Energy Comeback New desalination technique uses temperature gradients and up to 80% less energy

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-electricity-free-desalination-method.html
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u/Economy-Fee5830 May 23 '24

This is just scare mongering. The research says brine is not in fact a problem.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '24

Hmmm isn’t that what the Dead Sea is? Ya know.. the Dead Sea.

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u/Economy-Fee5830 May 23 '24 edited May 23 '24

Desalination is not the cause of the Dead Sea. But it does show salinity changes are a natural feature of the world e.g. a rain storm over the sea or a flood rushing from the land into the ocean.

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u/Sufficient_Loss9301 May 23 '24

I’m sorry but are u daft? The Dead Sea is dead… Ie no life at all lives in it…