Development of radical innovations to recover minerals and metals from seawater desalination brines

Advanced adaptable desalination evaporator design with polymer-based heat exchanger for brine concentration and optimized evaporator performance

Author(s): Panagiotis Pappas, Dimitrios Xevgenos
Published in: 2023
Publisher: European Desalination Socieaty

Processing Desalination Plant Brines To Mitigate Environmental Impact

Author(s): V. Korovin, Yu. Pogorelov, Yu. Shestak, A.Valiaiev, E. Repo, M.T. Lopez Bertan3
Published in: Ecologist's Week-2021 Scientific Symposium, Book of Abstracts, 2021, Page(s) 104
Publisher: Dniprovsky State Technical University

Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy 20–23 June 2022, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain3D-printed ion-exchange materials for recovering valuable elements from the seawater brines - page 275

Author(s): A. Suerbaeva, E. Repo, C. Garcia Redondo, R. Pericet Cámara, M. Reig, M. Figueira Alves, C. Valderrama, J.L. Cortina, V. Korovin
Published in: Desalination and Water Treatment, Issue Volume 265, July 2022, 2022, Page(s) 173, ISSN 1944-3986
Publisher: Miriam Balaban
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2022.28905?suerbaeva

Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy 20–23 June 2022, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainModification of commercial NF membranes with polyelectrolyte multilayers to enhance selective removal of divalent cations from brine of seawater desalination plants - page 274

Author(s): M.R. Moradi, A. Pihlajamäki, M. Mänttäri
Published in: Desalination and Water Treatment, Issue Volume 265, July 2022, Pages 167-174, 2022, Page(s) 173, ISSN 1944-3986
Publisher: Miriam Balaban
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2022.28905?moradi

Crystallization fouling on polymer composite heat exchanger tubes and the effects of surface treatments

Author(s): Jan-Hendrik Imholze, Heike Glade
Published in: Proceedings of Heat Exchanger Fouling and Cleaning Conference XV, Issue April 2024, 2024
Publisher: Heat Transfer Research Institute

Boron recovery by electrodialysis with bipolar membranes: operational parameters evaluation

Author(s): Mònica Reig, Mariana Figueira, César Valderrama
Published in: Euromembrane, Issue 2024 September, 2024
Publisher: Euromembrane

Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy 20–23 June 2022, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainSustainability, exploitation and future market uptake – a market analysis: page 273

Author(s): R.G. Simon, D. Frank, K. Meixner, K. Wendler, T. Track
Published in: Desalination and Water Treatment, Issue Volume 265, July 2022, 2022, Page(s) 167-174, ISSN 1944-3986
Publisher: Miriam Balaban
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2022.28905?simon

Boron recovery from desalination seawater brines by selective ion-exchange resins

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Mònica Reig, Oriol Gibert, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: Issue 16th sdewes Conference – DUBROVNIK 10-15 October, Zagreb, CROATIA, 2022, Page(s) 293
Publisher: SDEWES International Centre

Advanced adaptable desalination evaporator design with polymer-based heat exchanger for brine concentration and optimized evaporator performance

Author(s): Panagiotis Pappas, Dimitrios Xevgenos
Published in: Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy, 22-26 May 2023, Limassol, Issue 2023, 2023, Page(s) 23
Publisher: EDS

Integration of ion exchange resins and membrane technology for purification of boron from seawater desalination brines

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Mònica Reig, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: ISPT 2022, 10-14 December 2022, China, 2022
Publisher: ISPT

Corrosion-resistant polymer-based evaporator for brine concentration

Author(s): Jan-Hendrik Imholze, Heike Glade
Published in: Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy, 22-26 May 2023, Limassol, Cyprus, 2023
Publisher: EDS

Comparison of coated and commercial membranes performance in boric acid production using electrodialysis with bipolar membranes to valorize seawater desalination brines

Author(s): Figueira, M., Reig, M., Reza, M., Pihlajamäki, A., Cortina, J., Valderrama, C.
Published in: Membrane Desalination 2023 (MEMDES2023): 6th International Conference on Desalination using Membrane Technology, 19th-22nd November 2023, Sitges, Spain, Issue 2023, 2023
Publisher: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Solute transport modeling tools for the application of nanofiltration membranes in minerals recovery processes from seawater desalination brines

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Julio López, Mònica Reig, Daniel Rodríguez-Jiménez, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: Euromembrane 2022, 20-24 November 2022 Sorrento, Italy, 2022
Publisher: EUROMEMBRANE

Keynote lecture: Boron recovery from seawater desalination brines by selective ion-exchange resins

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama, Mònica Reig
Published in: IEX 2024: Ion exchange for a sustainable future, 2024
Publisher: SCI

Nanofiltration of seawater desalination brines as pretreatment for metals and minerals recovery

Author(s): Figueira Alves, Mariana; López, Julio; Reig, Mònica; Cortina, José Luis; Valderrama, César
Published in: Issue Euromembrane 2021 Conference - Copenhagen, Denmark, November 28 - December 02, 2021, 2021, Page(s) 488
Publisher: Euromembrane

Novel polymer composite evaporator tubes for brine concentration: heat transfer, wetting and scale formation

Author(s): Jan-Hendrik Imholze, Heike Glade
Published in: The International Desalination Association World Congress 2022, 9-13 October 2022, Sydney, 2022
Publisher: International Desalination Association

Wetting behaviour and scaling propensity of polymer composite evaporator tubes for brine concentration

Author(s): Jan-Hendrik Imholze, Heike Glade
Published in: Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy, 20-23 June 2022, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, 2022
Publisher: EDS

Production of boric acid from seawater desalination brines using electrodialysis with bipolar membranes

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Mònica Reig, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: Euromembrane 2022, 20-24 November 2022 Sorrento, Italy, 2022, Page(s) 316
Publisher: EUROMEMBANE

Advanced adaptable desalination evaporator design with polymer-based heat exchanger for brine concentration and optimized evaporator performance

Author(s): Panagiotis Pappas, Dimitrios Xevgenos
Published in: Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy, 22-26 May 2023, Limassol, Cyprus, Issue Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy, 22-26 May 2023, Limassol, Cyprus, 2023
Publisher: EDS

Electrodialysis with bipolar membranes to produce boric acid: comparison of commercial and polyelectrolyte multilayers-coated ion exchange membranes

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Mònica Reig, José Luis Cortina, Mohammad Reza Moradi, Arto Pihlajamäki, César Valderrama
Published in: Euromembrane, Issue 2024 September, 2024
Publisher: Euromembrane

Production of boric acid using electrodialysis with bipolar membranes for seawater desalination brines valorization

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Mònica Reig, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: MELPRO 2022, 18-22 September 2022 Prague, Czech Republic, 2022, Page(s) T04/SL39
Publisher: MelPRO

Techno-economic analysis of seawater reverse osmosis brines treatment using nanofiltration modelling tools

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Julio López, Mònica Reig, José Luis Cortina, César Valderrama
Published in: Desalination, Issue 568, 2023, Page(s) 117013, ISSN 0011-9164
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2023.117013

Evaluation of the nanofiltration of brines from seawater desalination plants as pre-treatment in a multimineral brine extraction process

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Daniel Rodríguez-Jiménez, Julio López, Mònica Reig, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, ISSN 1873-3794
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124232

Reclamation of boron from solid and liquid streams for fertilizer application

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Varsha Srivastava, Mònica Reig, César Valderrama, Ulla Lassi
Published in: Journal of Environmental Management, Issue 367, 2024, Page(s) 122039, ISSN 0301-4797
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122039

Understanding the mechanisms of gold(III) adsorption onto additively manufactured polyamide adsorbent, AM-N12

Author(s): Asiia Hurskainen, John Kwame Bediako, Youssef El Ouardi, Morad Lamsayah, Janne Frimodig, Eveliina Repo
Published in: Chemical Engineering Science, Issue 305, 2025, Page(s) 121130, ISSN 0009-2509
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2024.121130

Production of boric acid by bipolar membrane electrodialysis: Evaluation of commercial and polyelectrolyte multilayers-coated ion exchange membranes

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Mònica Reig, José Luis Cortina, Mohammad Reza Moradi, Arto Pihlajamäki, César Valderrama
Published in: Separation and Purification Technology, Issue 354, 2024, Page(s) 129467, ISSN 1383-5866
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129467

Selective Calcium Removal at Near-Ambient Temperature in a Multimineral Recovery Process from Seawater Reverse Osmosis Synthetic Brine and Ex Ante Life Cycle Assessment

Author(s): Raffaele Molinari, Ahmet Halil Avci, Efrem Curcio, David Sanchez Domene, Carolina Villa González, Jose Jorge Espi Gallart, Pietro Argurio
Published in: Water, Issue 16, 2024, Page(s) 667, ISSN 2073-4441
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/w16050667

Corrosion-Resistant Polymer Composite Tubes with Enhanced Thermal Conductivity for Heat Exchangers

Author(s): Jan-Hendrik Imholze, Heike Glade
Published in: Inventions, Issue 9, 2024, Page(s) 111, ISSN 2411-5134
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/inventions9050111

Recovery of Lithium from Simulated Nanofiltration-Treated Seawater Desalination Brine Using Solvent Extraction and Selective Precipitation

Author(s): Stijn Raiguel, Viet Tu Nguyen, Isadora Reis Rodrigues, Clio Deferm, Sofía Riaño, Koen Binnemans
Published in: Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, 2023, ISSN 1532-2262
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2023.2206440

Experimental and economic evaluation of nanofiltration as a pre-treatment for added-value elements recovery from seawater desalination brines

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Daniel Rodríguez-Jimenez, Julio Lopez, Jose Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: Desalination, 2023, ISSN 0011-9164
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2022.116321

Polyelectrolyte multilayers modification of nanofiltration membranes to improve selective separation of mono- and multivalent cations in seawater brine

Author(s): Mohammad Reza Moradi, Arto Pihlajamäki, Mehrdad Hesampour, Mariana Figueira, Monica Reig, José Luis Cortina, César Valderrama, Mika Mänttäri
Published in: Journal of Membrane Science, Issue 691, 2024, Page(s) 122224, ISSN 0376-7388
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122224

Selective precipitation of calcium ion from seawater desalination reverse osmosis brine

Author(s): Raffaele Molinari; Ahmet H. Avci; Pietro Argurio; Efrem Curcio; Sandra Meca; Mireia Plà-Castellana; José Luis Cortina
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129645

Boron recovery from desalination seawater brines by selective ion exchange resins

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Mònica Reig , Marc Fernández de Labastida, José Luis Cortina, César Valderrama
Published in: Journal of Environmental Management, Issue 314, 2022, Page(s) 114984, ISSN 0301-4797
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114984

Neues EU-Projekt: Mineralische Metalle aus Meerwasser erzeugen

Author(s): ESCI
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Rohstoff

Solute transport modeling tools for the application of nanofiltration membranes in minerals recovery processes from seawater desalination brines

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Julio López, Mònica Reig, Daniel Rodríguez-Jiménez, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: 2022
Publisher: EuroMembrane2022

Nuevos procesos para recuperar metales y minerales de las plantas de desalinización de agua de mar

Author(s): RETEMA magazine
Published in: 2020
Publisher: RETEMA

Son las desalinizadoras las minas del futuro? Arranca un proyecto para aprovechar los metales y minerales del proceso de obtención del agua del mar

Author(s): Lorena Farrás
Published in: 2020
Publisher: La Vanguardia

Lithium aus der Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage

Author(s): ESCI
Published in: WOTech Technical Media, 2021
Publisher: WOTech Technical Media

Circular economy solutions showcase the business model for sustainable water use

Author(s): ESCI
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Smart Water Magazine

Eurecat coordina un proyecto europeo para desarrollar procesos de recuperación de metales y minerales de las plantas de desalinización de agua de mar y transformarlos en materias primas

Author(s): EURECAT
Published in: 2020
Publisher: 30 Virtual

Production of boric acid from seawater desalination brines using electrodialysis withbipolar membranes

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Mònica Reig, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: Euromembrane 2022, 2022, Page(s) 316
Publisher: EuroMembrane2022

ONE OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECTS PARTICIPATED BY THE CATALAN WATER PARTNERSHIP BEGINS: THE SEA4VALUE PROJECT

Author(s): CWP
Published in: CWP, Issue 29/06/2020, 2020
Publisher: CWP

Nuevo proyecto para la recuperación de metales y minerales críticos

Author(s): EFE VERDE
Published in: 2020
Publisher: EFE VERDE

Cuando la innovación española sirve para ayudar al medio ambiente

Author(s): El Español. Invertia
Published in: 2021
Publisher: El Español. Invertia

Recuperación de metales y minerales de las plantas de desalinización

Author(s): Sandra Meca, Sandra Casas, Nuria García, Anna Casadellà, Frederic Clarens, Xavier Martínez
Published in: 2020
Publisher: RETEMA

Un projecte innovador recuperarà metalls de les plantes dessalinitzadores d'aigua de mar

Author(s): Xavier Martínez
Published in: 2020
Publisher: La Linterna COPE

Eurecat coordina el proyecto Sea4Value que busca recuperar metales y minerales de las plantas de desalinización de agua de mar para transformarlos en materias primas

Author(s): Tecnoagua
Published in: 2020
Publisher: Tecnoagua

SEA4VALUE OR HOW TO MINE VALUE FROM BRINES

Author(s): Mathias Brummer
Published in: LifeDreamer Project, Issue 02/07/2020, 2020
Publisher: LifeDreamer Project

Lithium aus der Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage

Author(s): Sonnenseite
Published in: Sonnenseite, Issue 16/02/2021, 2021
Publisher: Sonnenseite

Mineralische Metalle aus Meerwasser

Author(s): ESCI
Published in: 2021
Publisher: TRADIUM Invest

¿Son las desalinizadoras las minas del futuro?

Author(s): Lorena Farrás
Published in: 2020
Publisher: La Vanguardia

PROYECTO PARA LA RECUPERACIÓN DE MATERIALES VALIOSOS DE LOS PROCESOS DE DESALINIZACIÓN

Author(s): EURECAT
Published in: Residuos Profesional, 2020
Publisher: Residuos Profesional

May 28 – Sea4value workshop – INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER DESALINATION and BRINES REVALORIZATION

Author(s): CWP
Published in: 2021
Publisher: PHEMAC project

Sea4Value recuperarà metalls i minerals de la dessalinització d'aigua

Author(s): Fulls de Enginyeria
Published in: 2020
Publisher: Fulls de Enginyeria

L'Entrevista Xavier Amores

Author(s): TV Girona
Published in: 2020
Publisher: TV Girona

Sonderabfallwissen

Author(s): ESCI
Published in: 2021
Publisher: Sonderabfallwissen

Un proyecto transformará minerales y metales de las plantas de desalinización en materias primas

Author(s): EURECAT
Published in: 2020
Publisher: La Red de Intercambio de Conocimiento Agroalimentario (RICA)

PROYECTO PARA LA RECUPERACIÓN DE MATERIALES VALIOSOS DE LOS PROCESOS DE DESALINIZACIÓN

Author(s): EURECAT
Published in: ALADYR, Latin American Association of Desalination and Water Reuse, 2020
Publisher: ALADYR, Latin American Association of Desalination and Water Reuse

Sea4Value transformará los metales y minerales de las plantas de desalinización en materias primas

Author(s): EURECAT
Published in: 2020
Publisher: iResiduo

Soluciones de economía circular exponen modelo de negocio para el uso sostenible del agua

Author(s): ESCI
Published in: Alpha Galileo, Issue 05/03/2021, 2021
Publisher: Alpha Galileo

Converting waste from seawater desalination plants into a source of raw materials

Author(s): María Teresa Lopez B.
Published in: AlphaGalileo, Issue 02/07/2020, 2020
Publisher: Alpha Galileo

Innovation system at the crossroads

Author(s): Xavier Amores, CWP
Published in: 2021
Publisher: futurENVIRO

Recuperar metalls i minerals de la dessalinització

Author(s): EURECAT
Published in: 2020
Publisher: L´Economic

Sea4Value new mineral process

Author(s): Water Desalination Report
Published in: Issue Vol. 46 Issue. 44, 2020
Publisher: Water Desalination Report

Brine mining

Author(s): Global Water Intelligence
Published in: Issue Vol. 21 Issue 10, 2020
Publisher: Global Water Intelligence

El Catalan Water Partnership se posiciona como el clúster catalán que más ayudas europeas logra en 2020

Author(s): CWP
Published in: 2020
Publisher: RETEMA

Convertir el mar en las minas del futuro: ¿un plan sostenible?

Author(s): J. Quirós
Published in: 2020
Publisher: YahooFinanzas

Wie seltene Metalle aus Meerwasser gewonnen werden können

Author(s): ESCI
Published in: 2021
Publisher: EU- Recycling

Európsky projekt premieňa odpad z odsoľovania na vzácne suroviny

Author(s): Voda Portal
Published in: Voda Portal, Issue 09/09/2020, 2020
Publisher: Voda Portal (Slovak)

La recuperación de metales en desalinizadoras, nueva fuente de materias primas

Author(s): Sandra Meca, Anna Casadellà, Sandra Casas, Núria García, Frederic Clarens y Xavier Martínez
Published in: 2021
Publisher: revista PQ

Eurecat desarrolla nuevo proyecto para la recuperación de metales y minerales

Author(s): La Vanguardia
Published in: 2020
Publisher: La Vanguardia

Los metales recuperados del mar podrían usarse en dispositivos electrónicos

Author(s): ESCI
Published in: 2021
Publisher: ESCI

Innovation Challenges

Author(s): Water Desalination Report
Published in: Issue Vol. 57 Issue. 1, 2021
Publisher: Water Desalination Report

EU project seeks SWRO brine samples

Author(s): Water Desalination Report
Published in: Issue Vol. 46 Issue. 42, 2020
Publisher: Water Desalination Report

Selective Precipitation of Calcium Ion at Near-Ambient Temperature as a Pretreatment of Seawater Reverse Osmosis Brine and Ex-Ante Lca Assessment

Author(s): Molinari, Raffaele and Avci, Ahmet Halil and Curcio, Efrem and Domene, David Sanchez and Gonzalez, Carolina Villa and Gallart, Jose Jorge Espi and ARGURIO, Pietro
Published in: SSRN, 2023, ISSN 1556-5068
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4427767

Integration of ion exchange resins and membrane technology for purification of boron from seawater desalination brines

Author(s): Mariana Figueira, Mònica Reig, José Luis Cortina, Cesar Valderrama
Published in: Science Talks, 2023, ISSN 2772-5693
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2023.100221

Can Brine from Seawater Desalination Plants Be a Source of Critical Metals?

Author(s): Raffaele Molinari, Ahmet Halil Avci, Pietro Argurio, Efrem Curcio, Sandra Meca, Sandra Casas, Mireia Plà-Castellana, Hannah Arpke, Jose Luis Cortina
Published in: Chemistry Reviews, 2022, ISSN 0009-2665
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1002/chemv.202200032

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