The simplest way to do it is the distillation method.
Transform salt water drinking water.
Desalination technology produces freshwater and along with.
Users manually power a pump which pushes water multiple filters removing salt and other impurities to make it suitable for drinking.
A solar powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water for 25 000 people per day.
Then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set a rock on top of the plastic wrap over the cup which will make a dip so fresh water can drip into the cup.
The device is capable of producing 4 700 gallons of fresh.
It could help address the world s looming water crisis.
Yet the most widely used method is still based on the same principle.
Distillation essentially distillation artificially mimics what occurs in nature.
Not only will drinking salt water make you even more dehydrated enough of it will cause kidney failure and death.
When saltwater evaporates it leaves the salt behind.
Countries municipalities armed services and ships have to produce freshwater by desalination because it is limited or unavailable.
You ll also need a heat resistant glass or metal bottle a cork or rubber seal for the bottle a few of feet of tubing and a catch basin.
Desalination has come a long way in the 2 400 years or so since people boiled salt water and collected the steam in sponges.
Ed stafford shows us how to build a sturdy raft and how to successfully turn sea water into water that is fresh and drinkable on an island.
This method for turning salt water into drinking water allows you to distill a bit more water though you ll still be using quite a bit of energy.
Heated water evaporates to become water vapor leaving salts and impurities behind and then condenses as it cools to.
Desalination is the process of taking salty or brackish water and turning it into drinking water.