MIT tech could let desalination plants use their own brine waste When salt is removed from seawater in desalination plants, the byproduct is â not surprisingly â a lot of highly-concentrated salty brine. Ordinarily, this is just dumped back into the sea, which can harm the environment. Thanks to a new treatment process, however, that brine could actually be used to desalinate more water. Developed by a research team at MIT, the proprietary system incorporates what are described as âwell-known and standard chemical processes.â These include a nano-filtration process to initially [âŠ] MIT tech could let desalination plants use their own brine wasteHIWI042019-02-16T05:43:30+01:00
USA Bureau of Reclamation Awards $3.62M for Desalination and Water Purification Research in 13 States ⊠Bureau of Reclamation Acting Commissioner Alan Mikkelsen announced today that Reclamation will provide $3.62 million to conduct laboratory and pilot-scale desalination and water purification research in 13 states. Sixteen laboratory projects, four new pilot-scale projects and one continuing pilot-scale project were selected. The $3.62 million in federal funding is being matched by $3.52 million in non-federal funds. âDesalination and water treatment provide a potential new source of water for communities throughout the West,â Mikkelsen said. âThe research funding provided today will enable new technologies to be studied to see if they can help improve the treatment [âŠ] USA Bureau of Reclamation Awards $3.62M for Desalination and Water Purification Research in 13 StatesDME GmbH2017-09-11T16:48:26+02:00