Circular Processing of Seawater Brines from Saltworks for Recovery of Valuable Raw Materials

Informazioni relative al progetto

SEArcularMINE

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 869467

DOI 10.3030/869467

Data della firma CE 16 Aprile 2020

Data di avvio 1 Giugno 2020

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2024

Finanziato da

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Costo totale € 5 834 016,25

Contributo UE € 5 834 016,25

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO
Italy

Risultati finali

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Dissemination Resources and Tools 1

A report describing the portfolio of Dissemination Resources and Tools

Documents, reports (4)

LCA and LCC analysis

Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing of the different processes

Pre- and post-concentration technologies

A report presenting the options to be used for pre and postconcentration of Li and TEsrich solutions

Brokerage event

Minutes of the Brokerage Event in Tunisia

Lab-characterisation of Li and TEs crystallisation

A report presenting the results of laboratory experimental campaign for the characterisation of Li and TEs crystallisation options

Other (3)

TEs-pHSA model

A model for the analysis and design of the TEspHSA prototype

Mg-CGCR model

A model for the analysis and design of the MgCGCR prototype

Li-MFCDI model

A model for the analysis and design of the LiMFCDI prototype

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan

A report describing the Data Management Plan to be implemented

Pubblicazioni

Peer reviewed articles (11)

Development of highly selective composite polymeric membranes for Li+/Mg2+ separation

Autori: H.M. Saif; Rosa M. Huertas; Sylwin Pawlowski; João G. Crespo; Svetlozar Velizarov
Pubblicato in: Journal of Membrane Science, Numero Volume 620, 15 February 2021, 118891, 2020, ISSN 0376-7388
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118891

Describing ion transport and water splitting in an electrodialysis stack with bipolar membranes by a 2-D model: Experimental validation

Autori: T. León, J. López, R. Torres, J. Grau, L. Jofre, J.-L. Cortina
Pubblicato in: Journal of Membrane Science, Numero Volume 660, 2022, Pagina/e 120835, ISSN 0376-7388
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120835

Lithium recovery from brines by lithium membrane flow capacitive deionization (Li-MFCDI) – A proof of concept

Autori: H.M. Saif; J.G. Crespo; S. Pawlowski
Pubblicato in: Journal of Membrane Science Letters, Numero Volume 3, Numero 2,, 2023, Pagina/e 100059, ISSN 2772-4212
Editore: Elsevier B.V.
DOI: 10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100059

Electrodialysis with bipolar membranes for the generation of NaOH and HCl solutions from brines: an inter-laboratory evaluation of thin and ultrathin non-woven cloth-based ion-exchange membranes

Autori: Tamara León; Syed Abdullah Shah; Julio López; Andrea Culcasi; Lluis Jofre; Andrea Cipollina; José Luis Cortina; Alessandro Tamburini; Giorgio Micale
Pubblicato in: Membranes, Numero Volume 12; Numero 12, 2022, Pagina/e 1204, ISSN 2077-0375
Editore: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12121204

Sustainable recovery of critical elements from seawater saltworks bitterns by integration of high selective sorbents and reactive precipitation and crystallisation: Developing the probe of concept with on-site produced chemicals and energy

Autori: V. Vallès, M. Fernández de Labastida, J. López, G. Battaglia, D. Winter, S. Randazzo, A. Cipollina, J.L. Cortina
Pubblicato in: Separation and Purification Technology, Numero Volume 306, Part B, 2023, Pagina/e 122622, ISSN 1383-5866
Editore: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122622

Recovery of Lithium Carbonate from Dilute Li-Rich Brine via Homogenous and Heterogeneous Precipitation

Autori: Giuseppe Battaglia, Leon Berkemeyer, Andrea Cipollina, José Luis Cortina, Marc Fernandez de Labastida, Julio Lopez Rodriguez, and Daniel Winter
Pubblicato in: Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, Numero 2022, 61,36, 2022, Pagina/e 13589-13602, ISSN 0888-5885
Editore: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01397

Evaluation of the purity of magnesium hydroxide recovered from saltwork bitterns

Autori: Giuseppe Battaglia; Maria Alda Domina; Rita Lo Brutto; Julio Lopez Rodriguez; Marc Fernandez de Labastida; Jose Luis Cortina; Alberto Pettignano; Andrea Cipollina; Alessandro Tamburini; Giorgio Micale
Pubblicato in: Water, Numero 4, 2023, Pagina/e 29, ISSN 2073-4441
Editore: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/w15010029

Analysis of particles size distributions in Mg(OH)2 precipitation from highly concentrated MgCl2 solutions

Autori: G.Battaglia, S.Romano, A.Raponi, D.Marchisio, M.Ciofalo, A.Tamburini, A.Cipollina, G.Micale
Pubblicato in: Powder Technology, Numero Volume 398, 2022, ISSN 0032-5910
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.117106

Polymeric and inorganic sorbents as a green option to recover critical raw materials at trace levels from sea saltwork bitterns

Autori: V. Vallès, J. López, M. Fernández de Labastida, O. Gibert, A. Leskinen, R. T. Koivula and J. L. Cortina
Pubblicato in: Green Chemistry, Numero 25, 2023, Pagina/e 700-719, ISSN 1463-9270
Editore: The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d2gc02338e

Energetic Valorisation of Saltworks Bitterns via Reverse Electrodialysis: A Laboratory Experimental Campaign

Autori: Syed Abdullah Shah; Roberta Cucchiara; Fabrizio Vicari; Andrea Cipollina; Alessandro Tamburini; Giorgio Micale
Pubblicato in: Membranes, Numero 13(3), 2023, Pagina/e 293, ISSN 2077-0375
Editore: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
DOI: 10.3390/membranes13030293

Mining minerals and critical raw materials from bittern: Understanding metal ions fate in saltwork ponds

Autori: Vicari, F; Randazzo, S; López, J; Fernández de Labastida, M; Vallès, V; Micale, G; Tamburini, A; D'Alì Staiti, G; Cortina, J L; Cipollina, A
Pubblicato in: Science of The Total Environment, Numero Volume 847, 2022, Pagina/e 157544, ISSN 0048-9697
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157544

Conference proceedings (2)

Magnesium hydroxide nanoparticles production from natural bitterns.

Autori: Battaglia, Giuseppe Domina, Maria Alda Romano, Salvatore Tamburini, Alessandro Cipollina, Andrea Micale, Giorgio
Pubblicato in: Chemical Engineering Transactions, Numero Vol 96 (2022), 2022, Pagina/e 43-48, ISBN 978-88-95608-95-2
Editore: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
DOI: 10.3303/cet2296008

Experimental Assessment of the Mixing Quality in a Circular Cross-sectional T-shaped Mixer for the Precipitation of Sparingly Soluble Compounds

Autori: Romano S., Battaglia G., Bonafede S., Marchisio D., Ciofalo M., Tamburini A., Cipollina A., Micale G.
Pubblicato in: Chemical Engineering Transactions, Numero Vol 86 (2021), 2021, Pagina/e 1165-1170, ISSN 2283-9216
Editore: AIDIC-Italian Association of Chemical Engineering
DOI: 10.3303/cet2186195