Desalination tech at NYUAD - in pictures

  • Prof Nidal Hilal, director of the NYUAD Water Research Centre, with a reverse osmosis module made in the UAE. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
    Prof Nidal Hilal, director of the NYUAD Water Research Centre, with a reverse osmosis module made in the UAE. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
  • It works by forcing salty water at pressure through a tube that has a plastic membrane that separates the salt.
    It works by forcing salty water at pressure through a tube that has a plastic membrane that separates the salt.
  • Researcher Yazan Ibrahim at work in the laboratory
    Researcher Yazan Ibrahim at work in the laboratory
  • He works on a polymer to make a membrane at the research centre
    He works on a polymer to make a membrane at the research centre
  • Rolls of polymer
    Rolls of polymer
  • Prof Hilal explains the desalination process
    Prof Hilal explains the desalination process
  • Prof Hilal shows small pieces of plastic used to make membranes
    Prof Hilal shows small pieces of plastic used to make membranes
  • Rawan Abu Alwan and Daniel Golubenko work on an electroconductive membrane
    Rawan Abu Alwan and Daniel Golubenko work on an electroconductive membrane
  • Research samples are stored at the centre
    Research samples are stored at the centre
  • Prof Hilal with the UK's then Prince Charles at Swansea University, Wales, in 2017
    Prof Hilal with the UK's then Prince Charles at Swansea University, Wales, in 2017