A Global Water Intelligence report says the use of the technology among industrial water users is accelerating, with double-digit growth rates expected over the next five year. Desalination technology removes salt and other dissolved solids from water. It can be used to make fresh water from seawater, to polish process water to use in ¡°ultrapure water¡± applications such as power generation and washing microchips, or to clean up hazardous wastewater streams like frac¡¯ flowback water from shale gas extraction.