Seawater Desalination Brine Is a Hidden Source of Essential Raw Materials – EU
The EU-supported Sea4Value project aims to extract critical minerals like lithium, scandium, and magnesium from desalination brine, essential for renewable energy, electronics, and advanced manufacturing. This innovative process uses a modular brine mining method to recover ten valuable minerals, reducing Europeâs dependency on imports. The project will validate extraction technologies in labs, then implement a mobile lab in Mediterranean and Atlantic desalination plants to test scalability and environmental benefits. By mining desalination brines, Sea4Value offers a sustainable solution to supply shortages and resource efficiency.