Heat-conducting composites for seawater desalination
There are vast quantities of seawater available; drinking water, on the other hand, is in scarce supply. Desalination plants can convert seawater to drinking water. Yet these plants require pipelines made of a special kind of steel or titanium - expensive material that is growing increasingly difficult to procure. Heat-conducting polymer composites may soon replace titanium altogether.
Drinking water is a scarce commodity - a fact no longer limited to the desert regions of the world. During the hot summer months, drinking water is rare in Mediterranean countries such as Spain and Portugal, too. As a result, industrial plants that can desalinate seawater and convert it to drinking water are on the rise. Read the article