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waste product
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extraction of salts
- In mining: Evaporation of effluents
Increasing attention has been devoted to the extraction of salts from brines discharged as effluent after the distillation of fresh water from seawater. By using these brines for the extraction of minerals, several important advantages are gained. First, the cost of pumping is carried…
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water supply systems treatment
- In water supply system: Effluent disposal
Desalination produces fresh water but also a significant volume of waste effluent, called brine. Since the primary pollutant in the brine is salt, disposal in the ocean is generally not a problem for facilities located near a coastline. At inland desalination facilities, care…
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