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| 1930s || Thermal distillation begins use in several large plants, primarily in the Middle East.1

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Time period Development summary
16th century Desalination contraptions based on evaporation are incorporated into boats, allowing them to be self-sufficient in the event of an emergency.3
1930s Thermal distillation begins use in several large plants, primarily in the Middle East.1
1960s Membrane technologies arise as a result of a breakthrough in the use of polymer films for separating salt from water in the late 1950s and early 1960s.3

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 ? In his Meteorologica, Aristotle writes that "Salt water when it turns into vapour becomes sweet and the vapour does not form salt water again when it condenses".1
1959 Desalination capability of cellulose acetate film is demonstrated by Breton and Reid.1.3
1962 Asymmetric cellulose acetate membrane is developed.1
1963 Loeb and Sourirajan show that an asymmetric cellulose acetate membrane can be used for desalination. The permeabilities of these early membranes are low and RO membranes are considered a novelty separation technique rather than a soution to desalination.3
1963 First practical spiral-wound module is developed by General Atomics.1
1967 The first commercially successful hollow fiber module is released.1
1972 The interfacial composite membrane is developed.1
1975 The first commercial interfacial composite Riley at Fluid Systems is installed at Jiddah seawater plant.1
1978 The first fully aromatic thin film composite (FT-30) is developed.1
1981 Cadotte patents the design for the three-layer TFC membrane that would later become industry standard. The layer provides high permeability while maintaining selectivity for water.3
1986 Low pressure nanofiltration membrane becomes widely available.1
1998 Grace-Davison and Mobil install the first large hyperfiltration solvent separation plant at Beaumont Texas refinery.1

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