Reverse Osmosis; addressing freshwater shortage with sustainable desalination

Presenter Information

Jessica SavageFollow

Presentation Type

Long presentation (faculty/staff) 15-20 minutes

Campus

Daytona Beach

Status

Student

Faculty/Staff Department

Mechanical Engineering

Student Year and Major

Graduate Student (5th Year) Mechanical Engineering

Start Date

28-1-2020 2:50 PM

End Date

28-1-2020 3:10 PM

Presentation Description/Abstract

Water security is an imperative part of high-functioning societies. Currently, large populations of the globe live in water-impoverished or water-stressed areas. With climate change and growing global populations, projections show more people being impacted by issues of water shortage.

One solution to water security is the implementation of desalination, specifically with reverse osmosis systems. This presentation walks through the history, capabilities, future work, and explanations on how reverse osmosis systems work. With continued research on improving desalination, communities in both developed and developing nations around the world can work towards total water security.

Keywords

desalination, water, reverse osmosis, purification, water security

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Reverse Osmosis; addressing freshwater shortage with sustainable desalination

Water security is an imperative part of high-functioning societies. Currently, large populations of the globe live in water-impoverished or water-stressed areas. With climate change and growing global populations, projections show more people being impacted by issues of water shortage.

One solution to water security is the implementation of desalination, specifically with reverse osmosis systems. This presentation walks through the history, capabilities, future work, and explanations on how reverse osmosis systems work. With continued research on improving desalination, communities in both developed and developing nations around the world can work towards total water security.