Egypt Explores Recovery of Bromine from Desalination Waste
What happened
Egyptian officials, including the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat, held talks on September 19, 2026, regarding cooperation in seawater desalination and the treatment of saline groundwater. The discussions focused on leveraging infrastructure at electricity generation plants for these projects. The technology reviewed, SonixED, can recover several products from desalination waste, including magnesium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and bromine.
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Why it matters
The Egyptian plan involves increasing desalination capacity to 10 million cubic meters of water per day by 2050. The initial phase targets 3.35 million cubic meters per day and could incorporate chemical production from waste, potentially reducing reliance on imported materials.
Reliance on desalination for water supply in the Middle East.
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Who's involved
- EgyptExploring the use of advanced technology to increase national water security and recover valuable chemicals.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- bromineSpeculative
The availability of a new supply channel from desalination waste could reduce reliance on imports for bromine production.
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Egypt
country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia
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bromine
chemical element with symbol Br and atomic number 35