Is it possible to convert salt water into drinking water?

Question

If so, how?

Answer 1

Desalination refers to any of several processes that remove excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or irrigation, and if almost all of the salt is removed, for human consumption. Sometimes the process produces table salt as a by-product. Desalination of ocean water is common in the Middle East (because of water scarcity) and the Caribbean, and is growing fast in the USA, North Africa, Singapore, Spain, Australia and China.[citation needed] It is used also on ships, submarines and islands.

Answer 2

Desalination is a process that removes dissolved minerals (including but not limited to salt) from seawater, brackish water, or treated wastewater. A number of technologies have been developed for desalination, including reverse osmosis (RO), distillation, electrodialysis, and vacuum freezing. Two of these technologies, RO and distillation, are being considered by municipalities, water districts, and private companies for development of seawater desalination in California. These methods are described below.

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Answer 3

yes remove the salt from the salt water. its called desalination. there are several desalination processes like distillation and reverse osmosis

Answer 4

Desalination (not sure the spelling is correct). You take sea water and distill it. Some ships are outfitted with the equiptment to do that. some countries have been doing research in to doing it where sea water is avaiable .

Answer 5

Yes. Ships underway use evaporators to convert salt water into fresh water.

Answer 6

Yes. It's called desalination. You need to boil the water then condense the steam.