2. Seawater as a source of resources and environmental control. (4 hours). |
2.1. Physicochemical and compositional characteristics of seawater. 2.2. Urey's equation: the terrestrial thermostat and the stability of the ocean's pH.
2.3 Processes for obtaining salts: sequential evaporation of seawater. Desalination and brine recovery plants.
2.4. Practical example: Recovery of lithium from seawater: reality or utopia?
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Seminars.
Field trips.
Laboratory practices. |
Seminar I. Stratigraphic control in oil exploration wells (6 hours).
Seminar II. Geological capture of atmospheric CO2. (2 hours).
Seminar III. Techniques for mineralogical and geochemical analysis of marine sediments. (2 hours).
Seminar IV. Practical case: aquifer salinization models on the coast of Almería (4 hours).
Two field trips to analyse flood risk and anthropic effects along different Galician coastal areas (16 hours).
Laboratory practices: Crystallization processes applied to the formation of marine mineral resources. (4 hours.).
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