Turning mine-tailing streams into sources of water and mineral salts in a membrane-sustained circular scenario

Abstract The discharge of wastewater from the mining industry has a critical ecological impact, potentially endangering both soil and marine ecosystems. Alternatively, recovering pure water and valuable materials from these hypersaline streams through a technologically efficient process, would help...

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Main Authors: Enrica Fontananova, Elvira Pantuso, Laura Donato, Elisa Esposito, Rosanna Rizzi, Rocco Caliandro, Gianluca Di Profio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:npj Clean Water
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-024-00404-8