A research team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully developed a compact plant capable of simultaneously harvesting hydrogen, fresh water, uranium, and bromine from seawater. Led by Deng Dehui and Liu Yanting, the project addresses the high costs and significant energy demands associated with traditional extraction methods. By integrating these processes into a single system, the scientists have managed to boost electricity efficiency by approximately 15 percent. These findings, which were recently detailed in the journal Nature, represent a technical advancement in sustainable resource recovery from marine environments, offering a more efficient alternative to existing industrial practices that typically require separate, energy-intensive operations for each material.
Source : South China Morning Post
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