<P> Australia is the driest inhabitable continent on Earth and its installed desalination capacity is around 1 % of the total world 's total . Until a few decades ago , Australia met its demands for water by drawing freshwater from dams and water catchments . As a result of the water supply crisis during the severe 1997 -- 2009 drought state governments began building desalination plants that purify seawater using reverse osmosis technology . </P>
<P> Australia is the driest inhabitable continent on Earth and its installed desalination capacity is around 1 % of the total world 's total . Until a few decades ago , Australia met its demands for water by drawing freshwater from dams and water catchments . As a result of the water supply crisis during the severe 1997 -- 2009 drought state governments began building desalination plants that purify seawater using reverse osmosis technology . </P>
what process is used to separate salt from sea water in australian desalination plants
what process is used to separate salt from sea water in australian desalination plants
reverse osmosis
reverse osmosis