Definition of desalination Desalination

/disejˌlɪnejˈʃʌn/ - [deeseylineyshun] - de•sal•i•na•tion

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What does desalination mean?

Noun Plural: desalinations
desalination - the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
		desalinization, desalinisation
		chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

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desalination (Noun)
The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.

Desalination means any process that removes the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or irrigation.

If almost all of the salt is removed for human consumption, sometimes the process produces table salt as a by-product.

Desalination of brackish water is done in the United States in order to meet treaty obligations for river water entering Mexico. Several Middle Eastern countries have energy reserves so great that they use desalinated water for agriculture. Saudi Arabia's desalination plants account for about 24% of total world capacity. The world's largest desalination plant is the "Jebel Ali" Desalination Plant (Phase 2) in UAE. It uses multi-stage flash distillation, dual-purpose and it is capable of producing 300 million cubic meters of water per year.

Methods.

The traditional process used in these operations is vacuum distillation — essentially the boiling of water at less than atmospheric pressure, and thus a much lower temperature than normal. Due to the reduced temperature, energy is saved.