Battery technology could charge up water desalination

Battery technology could charge up water desalination Champaign IL (SPX) Feb 05, 2016 - The technology that charges batteries for electronic devices could provide fresh water from salty seas, says a new study by University of Illinois engineers. Electricity running through a salt water-filled battery draws the salt ions out of the water. Illinois mechanical science and engineering professor Kyle Smith and graduate student Rylan Dmello published their work in the Journal of the Elec ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Battery_technology_could_charge_up_water_desalination_999.html