A New Potential Technology for Converting Salt Sea Water to Drinking Water

A new technology for converting Salt Sea Water into drinking water has been developed by the Acciona Corporation in Spain. The Acciona Company technology uses CO2 gas and ammonia gas to convert Salt Sea Water to Drinking Water. However, an alternate approach which is safer and more cost effective is possible. The CO2 method removes 98% of the salt from the Sea Water and leaves 2% salt in the water. Instead of using the ammonia to remove the last 2%, you can use a particulate filter which employs wrapped fiber which is a cotton/nylon blend. A large 4 foot or 6 foot diameter filter can be used in the water main line, a bypass filter line which can be switched to when it is necessary to change the other filter in the water line, and, vice versa. The filter could be cleaned of the salt by washing it in a plant with fresh water, with the salt salvaged for commercial use. In this way, the cost of converting large amounts of Salt Sea Water is relatively low, and a large volume of water can be processed with little trouble. An intake water pipe could be started with straining filters to keep fish and shrimp out, several miles out in the Sea, using an underwater pumping station, which pumps the water with an underground pipe, miles inland with little effect on the existing residential or commerical uses.

(C)Perpetual Copyright (2011) and Patent by Anthony J. Fejfar and Neothomism, P.C. (PA).