ScienceHow does a desalination plant work?02:15This browser does not support the video element.ScienceRené Wilbrandt12/18/2024December 18, 2024Two different processes are used to obtain freshwater from saltwater – distillation and reverse osmosis. It takes around 100 liters of seawater to produce 45 liters of drinking water. Our viewer question this time comes from Richard Z. in Colombia.Copy linkAdvertisement