"In membrane distillation, salty water is pumped through a film, usually made of some sort of polymer with very narrow pores that filter out the salt and allow only water molecules through. Jason Ren at Princeton University in New Jersey and his colleagues developed a new kind of membrane made of natural wood instead of plastic."Will the 'sustainable crowd' rejoice, or just be sour-pussed about the trees?
Friday, August 09, 2019
A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable
Good news for poor people in 3rd world nations who can't afford expensive industrial distillation plants.
