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Desalination forces seawater through microscopic membranes

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Turning the ocean into tap water isn't a delicate boiling process; it's a brute-force assault. Reverse osmosis plants use immense pressure to shove salty seawater through semi-permeable membranes. The pores are so impossibly small that the water molecules squeeze through while the bulky salt ions are violently rejected.

Desalination forces seawater through microscopic membranes
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