About the Project

SEArcularMINE will prototype an innovative integrated process aimed at recovering energy and critical raw materials such as magnesium, lithium, rubidium and other trace elements, from waste brines in Mediterranean basin saltworks. The project will target very low energy consumption, alongside using novel technology to generate electricity from salinity gradients of seawater. The circular approach maximises resource efficiency and economic viability.

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Università degli studi di Palermo 2022/3 Inauguration Ceremony

Università degli studi di Palermo 2022/3 Inauguration Ceremony

On February 23rd 2023 Assistant Professor Alessandro Tamburini had the great honour to be an invited speaker at the inauguration …

Ask an expert - Giuseppe Battaglia

Ask an expert - Giuseppe Battaglia

We are very pleased to inform you that project partner Giuseppe Battaglia from Università degli Studi di Palermo (UNIPA) will …

SEArcularMINE to reach Chinese audience

The SEArcularMINE project, and EU mission to boost non-conventional mining of critical raw materials, will reach Asian and global audiences …

Assessing the potential mineral resources available in saltworks

SEArcularMINE project partners have made great progress with characterising bitterns from 18 saltworks located in 7 countries in the Mediterranean …

Milestone 15 Achieved!

Milestone 15 Achieved!

ResourSEAs have identified priority markets for the SEArcularMINE targeted minerals, as a promising next/first step along the pathway towards commercial …

SEArcularMINE- Raw Materials Week 2022

SEArcularMINE- Raw Materials Week 2022

Fabrizio Vicari (ResourSEAs) represented the SEArcularMINE at the 2022 Raw Materials Week, hosted by the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on …

SEArcularMINE 6th General Assembly, Nov 2022

SEArcularMINE 6th General Assembly, Nov 2022

The SEArcularMINE partners assembled in Barcelona to discuss progress to date and plan for the next stages of the project. …

Desalination Brines at the Real Environment Laboratory

Desalination Brines at the Real Environment Laboratory

Here I am back again in our marvelous REL (Real Environment Laboratory).  We are performing evaporation experiments using real desalination …

SEArcularMINE @MedArtSal 2022

SEArcularMINE @MedArtSal 2022

Giacomo D'Alì Staiti (SOSALT) and Fabrizo Vicari (ResourSEAs) represented and disseminated the SEArcularMINE project at the MedArtSal meeting, held at …

Brine Sampling Campaign, August 2022

This August, Fabrizio Vicari from SEARcularMINE partner ResourSEAs has been sampling super concentrated seawater from Margherita di Savoia (Puglia), the …

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