Reverse Osmosis

By Emma Khazzam
April 2014
Why cant we fix this
With this?
Two problems:
The sea is salty and
salt water is not so
good for drinking
or growing plans
You cant just take
the salt out of
water, right?
OR CAN YOU?
President John Kennedy observed nearly 50 years ago
If we could ever competitively at
a cheap rate get fresh water from
salt water, that would be in the
long-range interest of humanity,
and would really dwarf any other
scientific accomplishment.

What is Osmosis?
According to the
Encyclopedia
Britannica: Osmosis is
the passage or
diffusion of water or
other solvents through
a semipermeable
membrane that blocks
the passage of
dissolved solutes
Osmosis
Using a U-tube and sugar water
The use of Osmosis
Osmosis is
very
important
biological
processes
What is reverse
osmosis?
Reverse osmosis is
the exact opposite
of osmosis; making
a solvent filter out
of high concentrate
solution into a
lower concentrated
solution.
The history of
reverse osmosis
In the 1950s,
researches began
exploring how
reverse osmosis
could be a
possibility to
desalinate ocean
water.
How do we use it?
The desalination
of water
Extracting minerals
or chemicals
Recycling
Or even to make
maple syrup!
The disadvantages
A lot of drinking water = a lot of salt left over
Not entirely self-sustaining
Problems with the membrane
The cost
Any Questions???
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