New Solar Method Turns Ocean Into Drinking Water, While Extracting Valuable Lithium Without Waste
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Researchers have developed an energy-efficient solar-powered desalination system that produces fresh water without chemical additives and converts leftover salts into valuable materials like lithium, addressing major limitations of conventional desalination methods.
This does not prove the technology is commercially scalable, cost-competitive at scale, or ready for immediate deployment across regions currently using traditional desalination.
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