In this exclusive video, Fabrizio Vicari, Innovation Manager at ResourSEAs, gives a tour of the SEArcularMINE Integrated Pilot Plant in Trapani, Sicily, which is focused on the recovery of valuable materials from seawater bittern. The plant processes seawater bittern through various stages, including ultrafiltration to extract carotenoids, boron, and germanium. Magnesium crystallization is monitored to recover suspended solids. The clarified solution is treated to remove bivalent cations, and sodium chloride is used to produce hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide via electrodialysis. The plant emphasizes circularity, extracting magnesium hydroxide and producing water through reverse osmosis to complete the process. The setup simulates variable energy inputs.

Explore the video to see how these different elements work together to create the circular SEArcularMINE process.