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Desalting Water by Freezing

The alleviation of shortages of fresh water is often viewed in terms of distillation or the electrical removal of ions. Processes based on freezing crystals of fresh water out of salt may be more economical

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 207 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “Desalting Water by Freezing” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 207 No. 6 (), p. 41
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1262-41