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Stainless Steel the ‘salt of the earth ’ when it comes to desalination
Desalination has become a popular talking point over the past decade in South Africa. During recent droughts along the Southern and Eastern Coastline desalination played an important part in supplying communities with drinkable water. Unfortunately now that the critical need for alternative water sources has been alleviated, the desalination systems until the next crisis. However, reality dictates that the water crisis is already upon us and that water sources will remain under escalating pressure with an increase in populations in and around the major coastal cities. Whilst the water crisis is spread over the Southern African region due to climate changes and increased demand for water in industry and rural development, desalination is a potential solution to water supply in the coastal regions only.
Cape Town’s proposed new desalination plant has the potential to use 900 to 1000 tons of stainless steel that would be used to construct the desalination unit, connecting pipework, other equipment such as pumps and valves for the unit, and its auxiliary systems and general infrastructure. In this issue’s Focus Feature, we take a deep dive into the concept of desalination and the potential for its use in this vital project…
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Issue 1– 2024
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