![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106132319im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field New Chlorine-tolerant, Desalination Membrane Hopes to Boost Access to Clean Water
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July 22, 2008
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A chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin is part of a team that has developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse gases.
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Source University of Texas at Austin
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