Elevated design keeps solar stills salt-free

Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jan 27, 2023

A solar distillation device can purify brine from reverse osmosis plants with over 10 percent salinity, as well as water taken directly from the Red Sea. The technology offers double the freshwater production rate of existing salt-rejection solar stills. Inspired by the floating solar still in "The Life of Pi" movie, KAUST professor Qiaoqiang Gan has developed several nanomaterials and the