Mitch Jacoby and Ariana Remmel discuss the science behind extracting energy-critical elements from the ocean. Featured are scientists Alex Ivanov at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Heike Glade at the University of Bremen, and Chinmayee Subban at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In the podcast experts specifically highlight the benefit of using preconcentrated seawater from output brine of the desalination process. The EU Sea4Value project is also mentioned as "bringing together 16 partners from Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Finland, and Switzerland to conduct fundamental and applied research" related to extracting elements from the ocean.
Source: c&en, Chemical & Engineering News Podcast: Mining metals and minerals from seawater by Mitch Jacoby and Ariana Remmel, Jul 25, 2023.
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