Technologies for clean water, desalination, low-carbon agriculture and food systems.
A research team has developed a new industrial process that generates hydrogen from seawater while simultaneously producing fresh water — turning what is normally a wasted byproduct of electrolysis into a second, valuable output.
By Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle Scientists project that by 2050, nearly half the global urban population will not have enough potable water – a 50% increase since 2016. New and sustainable methods for desalination are needed, and Cornell researchers have one potential solution – in part inspired by the bird of paradise.
Placeholder — new membrane efficiency gains and where projects are breaking ground.
