Friday, 15 February 2019

MIT tech could let desalination plants use their own brine waste

An existing desalination plant in Hamburg, Germany

When salt is removed from seawater in desalination plants, the byproduct is – not surprisingly – a lot of highly-concentrated salty brine. Ordinarily, this is just dumped back into the sea, which can harm the environment. Thanks to a new treatment process, however, that brine could actually be used to desalinate more water.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2TYO6Hi

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