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The Eurecat<\/a><\/strong> technology centre is coordinating the European Sea4Value<\/a><\/strong> project which is to develop a new process for recovering high-value metals and minerals<\/strong> from effluent generated by seawater desalination plants. The idea is to turn them into a source of raw materials in line with the circular economy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The almost 16,000 desalination plants operating worldwide discharge a typically hypersaline concentrated effluent. It has negative impacts but also a high concentration of valuable compounds such as lithium and magnesium. To reverse this dynamic, the Sea4Value research project is working to turn some of the brine into the EU\u2019s third largest source of valuable raw materials.<\/p>\n

\u201cSustainable access to critical raw materials is fundamental for the economy\u201d, notes Xavier Mart\u00ednez, Director of Eurecat\u2019s Water, Air and Soil Unit. \u201cThis means ensuring their present and future availability is also essential for the European Union\u201d.<\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, Mart\u00ednez says the Sea4Value project \u201cis designed to leverage the concentration in desalination processes to develop technology for extracting the minerals in the seas and oceans and making them into a new sustainable source of resources\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cSustainability is one of the keystones in meeting humanity\u2019s current challenges\u201d, points out Frederic Clarens, Director of Eurecat\u2019s Waste, Energy and Environmental Impact Unit. \u201cSea4Value will quantify the environmental, social and economic gains of the new circular business models, thereby helping to build a fairer and more resource-efficient society\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the European Sea4Value project which is to develop a new process for recovering high-value metals and minerals from effluent generated by seawater desalination plants. The idea is to turn them into a source of raw materials in line with the circular economy. 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