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Is brine useful for something?

• djxfade 5y ago
  For pickles?
• lovemenot 5y ago
  Lithium, magnesium and other minerals can be extracted from sea-water / brine. Currently it's not economic, but this is a technology to watch. For instance, according to a recent research paper[0] from Saudi Arabia, sea-water yields hydrogen, chlorine and lithium all from a single multi-stage process. These are all useful materials for industry. I imagine the process is both energy and capital intensive, but SA would be a good place to begin something like that. [0] https://phys.org/news/2021-06-electrochemical-cell-harvests-lithium-seawater.html https://phys.org/news/2021-06-electrochemical-cell-harvests-...