Solve for X: Rob McGinnis on global water scarcity ( reposted from 2012)

4/1/25, 9:37 AM :

This was a long time ago, so it may take a bit of digging to find out more. Basically, he sold his tech to a Chinese group! The Chinese couldn't make anything out of it, so they went belly up. Not sure where the story went from there, but still looking...

Oasys looks to sell forward osmosis IP as cash flow dries up --- I was wondering what happened to this tech that I first heard of way back in 2012. I think I will look into the story a bit. Rob McGinnis is the name.

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) April 1, 2025

10:26 AM:



Leo AI doesn't seem to know much about it. A few clicks through what's out there seems to show that this is a very complex topic with no one-size-fits-all type of solution. Still looking.

UK's Modern Water is another name mentioned. However, there's nothing all that new being mentioned on this website.

11:00 AM:



Here's one of the more recent videos of Rob McGinnis. Why would I be interested in this greenie weenie stuff? If it makes sense economically, then there's no need for draconian regulations to put it into large scale practice. But get this: It might make sense on Mars. Guess who's going to Mars?











3/31/25:

The original post seems to have gone missing, but there's this copy. So I am wondering: Whatever happened with this tech? It would sure come in handy, you know?

 

Global Challenges in Energy and Water Supply: The Promise of Engineered Osmosis | Environmental Science & Technology https://t.co/n6ECRWDBdp --- I wonder what happened to this. This isn't new, it has been around for more than a decade.

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) April 1, 2025

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The url of the post that forms the basis of this question:

Solve for X

So, I found the post again, and I'm reproducing it yet again for future reference. I've used the IDEA for some of my ideas about energy. The smelling salts are produced the same way, and can be a way to move the hydrogen from place to place. You need to make the hydrogen and then combine it with nitrogen in order to get the ammonia. Ammonia is toxic, so making it into smelling salts makes it harmless. ( until you release the ammonia )

If you release the ammonia in small amounts, then you will limit the damage it could do, you see? Therefore, you could store the smelling salts indefinitely, and then when you want the ammonia, it can be recovered easily.



12/29/16: note:

Smelling salts can desalinate water and be a source of ammonia for a fuel cell, that produces even more water and electricity.

Now all you need is to separate the ammonia from the carbon dioxide.  There's a way...

the original post follows immediately...



Update:

Some background info from Business Week.