
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
New video on Gallium extraction
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How EU-funded projects aim to secure the supply of critical raw materials
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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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Twitter feed
LIFE INDESAL partners gathered last week in BCN 🇪🇸 for the first @LIFEprogramme monitoring meeting of the project. The team reviewed project progress to keep us on track in the development of the project's integrated solution for seawater #desalination!
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Did you know about @LIFE_INDESAL project? They are developing a novel and integrated approach to seawater desalination with a low carbon footprint that simultaneously produces fresh water, renewable energy, and resources. 👇🌊https://t.co/rRPi0dN9c0 #sustainability #desalination
🌊 @Sea4value is a #H2020 project that brings together 16 partners to recover minerals and metals from brines produced in seawater #desalination plants in a cost-effective way.
Check it out: https://t.co/jrQOVWZJnP
#H2020 #Innovation #water @HorizonEU
Congratulations Hafiz for winning this poster price 💐!
Interesting technique to gain lithium from seawater to recover #CriticalRawMaterials
@EU_HaDEA
Congratulations Hafiz Saif on winning the best poster award at the Imagine Membrane Conference! The poster outlines innovative technology developed within the SEArcularMINE project. Lithium ions drawn out of concentrated brines with an electric charge are filtered selectively.