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> For large-scale desalination, however, it is almost certainly more cost-effective to use solar panels, batteries, and large scale reverse osmosis systems. Fo
by benevol 7y ago
> For large-scale desalination, however, it is almost certainly more cost-effective to use solar panels, batteries, and large scale reverse osmosis systems.
For large scale desalination, you need to attach tiny magnetic particles (think nano-scale) to the salt, and then extract it with magnets. And as a byproduct, you'll get Lithium.
- thombat 7y agoFor a sodium ion in solution it's more a question of pico-scale. And since most sodium salts are quite soluble you'll need some pretty exotic glue to attach that nano-magnetite.
- ineedasername 7y agoIs thata dangerous byproduct? Or is the lithium isolated and of usable quality as feed stock for the battery industry?