Worldwide research trends on desalination

It is a fact that the world's population has increased twofold in the last 50 years, which has meant that the availability of freshwater for all required activities, industrial use, agriculture, and domestic use, has become increasingly scarce. In addition to these factors, 40% of the world's population lives less than 100 km from the coast. All these factors make desalination a key factor for the sustainability of the world's population. In...