Method and system for processing of a liquid ("contaminant liquid")
containing water and containing urine and/or other contaminants in a two
step process. Urine, or a contaminated liquid similar to and/or
containing urine and thus having a relatively high salt and urea content
is passed through an activated carbon filter to provide a resulting
liquid, to remove most of the organic molecules. The resulting liquid is
passed through a semipermeable membrane from a membrane first side to a
membrane second side, where a fortified drink having a lower water
concentration (higher osmotic potential) than the resulting liquid is
positioned. Osmotic pressure differential causes the water, but not most
of the remaining inorganic (salts) contaminant(s) to pass through the
membrane to the fortified drink. Optionally, the resulting liquid is
allowed to precipitate additional organic molecules before passage
through the membrane.