Mining valuable minerals from seawater: A critical review

Loganathan, P; Naidu, G; Vigneswaran, S

Mining valuable minerals from seawater: A critical review

Loganathan, P Naidu, G

Vigneswaran, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2017, 3 (1), pp. 37 - 53
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Loganathan, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Naidu, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6406-3444	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vigneswaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-4322	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2017, 3 (1), pp. 37 - 53	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2053-1400	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/121701
dc.description.abstract	©2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. 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.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150101377
dc.relation.ispartof	Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1039/c6ew00268d	en_US
dc.title	Mining valuable minerals from seawater: A critical review	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
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utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
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Abstract:

©2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. 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.

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