Why has no one solved desalination?

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>>8817411

Because this is not a top priority for rich and/or powerful countries.

>>8817416
Gulf states need it and they are rich.

>>8817411
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_osmosis
Solved for years.

>>8817427
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_osmosis
It's expensive.

>>8817430
Your point?

>>8817421
they only became rich most recently
and they are still as stupid as a common housefly

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>>8817430
it's dirt cheap

>>8817411
There's a promising graphene based RO membrane in development that will require an order of magnitude less energy than the current industry standard.

>>8817588
>graphene

Into the trash it goes!

>>8817430
Desalination itself is expensive. It's an energy-intensive process, no matter how you go about it.

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Why don't they just potatoes into the ocean?