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JimDandy

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14. Scale up has been the bane of many a quest.

Reply to Lugal Zaggesi (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 05:15 AM

Jul 2013

That and the prohibitive cost of scaling up have especially plagued every desalination effort I've heard of.

And while I will continue to hope for success with each new method discovered, I recall previous efforts that withered into obscurity, some never to be heard of again.

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Chemists Work to Desalt the Ocean for Drinking Water, One Nanoliter at a Time Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #8

Scale up has been the bane of many a quest. JimDandy Jul 2013 #14

good job gristy Jul 2013 #16

So all those water rights certain super-rich individuals, investors and banks...... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #9

It's a bit early to write off the importance of underground aquifers Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #10

I was referencing the purchasing of water rights...... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #12

I mentally will each new desalination effort to succeed, JimDandy Jul 2013 #15