Extracting Minerals from Seawater: An Energy Analysis
The concept of recovering minerals from seawater has been proposed as a way of counteracting the gradual depletion of conventional mineral ores. Seawater contains large amounts of dissolved ions and the four most concentrated metal ones (Na, Mg, Ca, K) are being commercially extracted today. However...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Sustainability |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/2/4/980/ |