This is the title of the report in Pulso from La Tercera—part of a special feature on “Water emergency in times of pandemic”—which addresses the potential and development of water desalination in Chile.
Desalination allows for the incorporation of a new water supply source of homogeneous and safe quality, and its sustainability does not depend on climatic variations. Furthermore, it can be used in locations with low availability of surface and groundwater, she states.
The article quotes Dr. Lorena Cornejo, leader of Research Line 1 at SERC Chile, who explains the process as follows:
“In general, a desalination device essentially separates salt water into two streams: one with a low concentration of dissolved salts (the fresh water stream) and another containing the brine (a salt-concentrated solution). This equipment requires energy to operate and can utilize a large number of different combined technologies to achieve separation.”
