Mining valuable minerals from seawater: a critical review

被引：235

作者：

Loganathan, Paripurnanda ^{[1
]}

Naidu, Gayathri ^{[1
]}

Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Technol Sydney, Fac Engn & Informat Technol, Ctr Technol Water & Wastewater, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-WATER RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY | 2017年 / 3卷 / 01期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

LOW-COST ADSORBENT; METAL-IONS CS; MEMBRANE CRYSTALLIZATION; INTEGRATED-SYSTEM; LITHIUM RECOVERY; MANGANESE OXIDE; SALT PRODUCTION; URANIUM IONS; BRINE; EXTRACTION;

D O I：

10.1039/c6ew00268d

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Seawater contains large quantities of valuable minerals, some of which are very scarce and expensive in their land-based form. However, only a few minerals, the ones in high concentrations, are currently mined from the sea. Due to recent problems associated with land-based mining industries as a result of depletion of high-grade ores, sustainable water and energy demand and environmental issues, seawater mining is becoming an attractive option. This paper presents a comprehensive and critical review of the current methods of extracting valuable minerals from seawater and seawater brines generated in desalination plants, and suggests ways to overcome some of the limitations and challenges associated with the extraction process. The extraction methods discussed are solar evaporation, electrodialysis (ED), membrane distillation crystallisation (MDC), and adsorption/desorption.

引用

页码：37 / 53

页数：17

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