ABSTRACT
The large scale production of drinking water from the sea started with the advancement of desalination technologies in the mid-20th century. Today, many countries of the Middle East depend heavily on desalinated water, and many other countries, which so far relied on conventional water supplies, turn to desalination in order to develop and diversify their water supply options in the face of economic and demographic growth, urbanization and climate change. As many of the world’s freshwater reserves are being depleted [1], seawater is often proclaimed as the only truly unlimited water resource.
