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Chinese desalination plant cuts energy use by converting brine to salt

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A large desalination plant in China's Bohai Bay has significantly reduced energy consumption by over 60% through a new process that converts waste brine into industrial salt. This innovative technology, currently in trial production in the Caofeidian industrial zone, addresses the global environmental challenge of discharging concentrated brine into the sea. The facility processes waste brine at a three-to-one ratio, producing both fresh water and refined concentrated seawater with a high salinity. AI

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Chinese desalination plant cuts energy use by converting brine to salt

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Dannie Peng ·

    Chinese desalination plant cuts 60% energy use by turning waste brine to industrial salt

    A large desalination plant on Bohai Bay has achieved an energy efficiency breakthrough, slashing electricity consumption by more than half while converting millions of tonnes of toxic waste brine into high-value chemical salt. Situated in the Caofeidian industrial zone of Tangsha…

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