
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 economÃa 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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Exciting project progress! The ELS (Electrolytic System) pilot unit has been installed at the Wastewater Treament Plant in Gandia 🇪🇸! The pilot plant turns waste into a resource by using brines and metal waste to create sustainable coagulants for treatment of wastewater in-situ.
The Raw Materials Summit is coming to Brussels! Join us on 15-17 May to connect with over 800 leading voices of the raw materials sector working towards a net-zero future of Europe.
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