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It's not just salt, it's also the rest of the contaminants that came out of the seawater. The processing costs are greater than all the other ways to get salt.
by vinceguidry 11y ago
It's not just salt, it's also the rest of the contaminants that came out of the seawater. The processing costs are greater than all the other ways to get salt.
- raverbashing 11y agoRegular table salt do come from saltwater, you know that, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt#Production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt#Production "All the other ways" is salt mines
- vinceguidry 11y agoSince you don't want to just Google the answer for why they're not already doing this, I'll do it for you. http://www.sidem-desalination.com/Process/FAQ/ http://www.sidem-desalination.com/Process/FAQ/ Second question down.
- raverbashing 11y agoAnd? "Whereas they concentrate seawater 1.5 times, recovery of salt would require seawater to be concentrated ten times. Under such conditions the first crystals would appear in the brine" You'll just start with something more concentrated instead of seawater Yes, you might have a reason to not want to do that, it might be easier/cheaper to just throw it back into the sea