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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-11-01
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Series: | npj Clean Water |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-024-00404-8 |