An online version of a UK newspaper reports that a team of researchers has developed a carbon filtration system that can make seawater drinkable. The group is based in a UK university. It has developed a way to adjust the size of the holes in a membrane so it can filter out salt. The news was first reported in a scientific journal. The paper calls this a significant finding, since the United Nations has forecast that 14% of the world will have problems finding drinking water eight years from now.

Key Takeaways:

• UK developers have come up with a graphene-based sieve, with the capability of creating fresh drinking water from sea water.
• The scientific team of developers are Nobel-prize winners from the University of Manchester.
• A key aspect of the graphene-oxide sieve is the very precise holes, which are designed to filter out salts from ocean water.

“The UN has predicted that around 1.2 billion people, or 14% of the world’s population, will experience difficulties sourcing clean water by 2025.”

Read more: https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/millions-could-benefit-clean-drinking-10153727