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Sustainable Desalination - A Multipurpose Facility Developed To Alleviate Water Crises Suffered By Small Island Nations Due To Global Climate Change, Brandon Harper

College of Engineering Presentations

As the effects of global warming become more prevalent, small island nations around the world are on the frontline of not only rising seas, but an even more immediate threat of drought brought on by climate change. Even during the most severe drought, these small landmasses are surrounded by an endless supply of saltwater that can be converted into potable water. Desalination by reverse osmosis, an increasingly popular technology around the globe, is notoriously expensive, energy intensive, and emits large amounts of pollution depending on the energy source utilized.

This research project inspects the feasibility and capabilities of a small-scale …