1. Energy-efficient water purification made possible by Yale engineers
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Menachem Elimelech and Robert L. McGinnis
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Engineering ,business.industry ,Forward osmosis ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Mechanical engineering ,Portable water purification ,General Chemistry ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,General Materials Science ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Diffusion (business) ,Process engineering ,business ,General Environmental Science ,Food Science ,Efficient energy use - Abstract
In the US, researchers based at Yale University are developing an energy-efficient system for water purification. Using a new twist on old technology, the engineers are employing ‘forward osmosis’, which exploits the natural diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane.
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- 2009
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