Harnessing the Power of Salt for Renewable Energy

Jen Sexton CAS Government Sales Specialist

Spring 2011 ACS Meeting

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Salt Power

• Food preservation• Seasoning• Metal processing• Pigment manufacturing• Soap production• Energy?

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Salinity gradient power

• No contamination• No CO2 emissions• No fuel costs

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Three main methods for extracting power from salt

• VPD – uses vapor pressure• RED – mixes sea water and

diluted water• PRO – uses osmotic pressure

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