| 摘要 |
<p>A desalination and minerals extraction process includes a desalination facility fluidly coupled to a minerals extraction facility. The desalination facility produces at least one desalination tailings stream and a desalinated outlet stream from an inlet feed stream. The minerals extraction facility produces at least one mineral compound and at least one extraction tailings stream from the desalination tailings stream. The extraction tailings stream is recycled into the desalination facility. There are no extraction tailings streams or desalination tailings streams discharged into the environment. The mineral compound includes at least one of boron trioxide, potash, bromine, chlorine, caustic, bleach, soda ash, ammonia chloride, gypsum, and magnesium oxide which can be sold to increase revenue. The efficiency of the process ranges from about seventy to about ninety-five percent. The process can be fluidly coupled to a gasification unit, a cooling tower unit, and a solids removal unit.</p> |
