The figure demonstrates the process of eliminating salt from saltwater and converting it to drinkable water. In general, there are four phases in the production. The process starts with seawater pre-treatment and ends with integration.
At the beginning of the process, a large amount of sea water is transported to a pre-treatment filter system via salt water intake. This phase allows undrinkable objects to be separated from brine through a filter backwash then returned to the sea. Subsequently, saltwater is forced through a membrane under high pressure, allowing only water molecules to pass through whilst other impurities and salt are sent back to the sea. Then we come to phase 3 when water molecules enter the post-treatment in order to disinfect water by adding several compounds including lime, chlorine and fluoride. In the last stage of this process, potable water is stored in storage and made available to the public via the water supply system.
The figure demonstrates the
process
of eliminating salt from saltwater and converting it to drinkable
water
.
In general
, there are four phases in the production. The
process
starts
with seawater pre-treatment and ends with integration.
At the beginning of the
process
, a large amount of sea
water
is transported
to a pre-treatment filter system via salt
water
intake. This phase
allows
undrinkable objects to
be separated
from brine through a filter backwash then returned to the sea.
Subsequently
, saltwater
is forced
through a membrane under high pressure, allowing
only
water
molecules to pass through whilst other impurities and salt are
sent
back to the sea. Then we
come
to phase 3 when
water
molecules enter the post-treatment in order to disinfect
water
by adding several compounds including lime, chlorine and fluoride. In the last stage of this
process
, potable
water
is stored
in storage and made available to the public via the
water
supply system.