Desalination

question 120

Multiple Choice

Desalination

• A) is expensive.
• B) uses vast amounts of energy.
• C) produces toxic wastes.
• D) is more common in arid regions of the world.
• E) all of these answers

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Definitions:

Epimerization

A chemical process that results in the conversion of one epimer to another, typically involving the inversion of stereochemistry at a single chiral center.

D-Glyceraldehyde

An important intermediate in cellular metabolism, this simple sugar molecule is one of the smallest and simplest forms of aldose.

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride is frequently employed as a reducing agent in the synthesis of organic compounds, tasked with converting aldehydes and ketones into alcohols.

Glycerol

A simple polyol compound with three hydroxyl groups, commonly used in pharmaceutical and food industries, as well as in the manufacture of dynamite.