
Novel technologies
in seawater desalination plants to extract minerals and metals from seawater brines
Sea4Value brings together 16 partners from Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ukraine, Netherlands, Finland and Switzerland to develop and upscale technologies to sustainably mine raw materials from brines.
10 technologies
Sea4Value will develop radical innovative technologies for pre-treatment, concentration, extraction, purification and crystallisation:

Pre-Treatment
Nanofiltration membranes for monovalent and multivalent ions separation

Pre-Treatment
Calcium precipitation

Concentration
Advanced membrane crystallisation

Concentration
Advanced multi-effect distillation

Selective Recovery
Ion-selective polymer inclusion membranes (PIM)

Selective Recovery
Electrodialysis with bipolar membranes (EDBP)

Selective Recovery
3D-printed adsorption modules

Selective Recovery
Ionic liquid solvent extraction

Selective Recovery
Binary extractant solvent extraction

Selective Recovery
Synergic solvent extraction combined with Solvometallurgy

Selective Recovery
Non-Dispersive solvent extraction (NDSX)
News & Events
Brines as a source – Quickfire interviews
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Online seminar for students: Wednesday May 11th | 8h30 – 9h30 CET
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Soluciones de economía circular exponen MODELO DE NEGOCIO PARA EL USO SOSTENIBLE DEL AGUA
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Circular economy solutions showcase the business model for sustainable water use
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Metals harvested from seawater could be used in future electronic devices
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Converting waste from seawater desalination plants into a source of raw materials
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Yesterday we mentioned how water can be classified into different types. 🌊 Let’s dive a bit deeper into the topic! Here is how we can classify water according to its salinity. 👇
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Today is #WorldWaterDay.
According to @antonioguterres this day should be used to reflect on "our individual & collective roles to sustainably use and manage humanity’s lifeblood."
Please also read our article in @smartwatermag!
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This #WorldWaterDay is about accelerating change to solve the #water & sanitation crisis. Because water affects us all, we need everyone to take action.
Read how ULTIMATE is contributing to setting-up innovative #solutions:
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#CE #WaterAction
@HorizonEU
This #WorldWaterDay is about accelerating change to solve the #water & sanitation crisis. Because water affects us all, we need everyone to take action.
Read how ULTIMATE is contributing to setting-up innovative #solutions:
🌐 https://t.co/rdI7M1Uie7
#CE #WaterAction
@HorizonEU