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Domestic research institutes, universities and enterprises have also made breakthroughs in fundamental theories and key technologies for extracting lithium, uranium, deuterium and other trace elements from seawater.<\/p>\n<p>Global uranium reserves in seawater are estimated at around 4.5 billion tonnes, more than 1,000 times the known land-based reserves. For this reason, technologies for extracting strategic minerals from seawater are considered important for future energy security and resource management.<\/p>\n<p>The report also noted that China\u2019s seawater desalination and multipurpose utilization sector is steadily expanding as a strategic emerging industry.<\/p>\n<p>According to Xiang Wenxi, director of the Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multipurpose Utilization in Tianjin Municipality, China currently has 167 seawater desalination projects with a total capacity of 3.077 million tonnes per day.<\/p>\n<p>The annual volume of seawater used for industrial cooling has reached 193.36 billion tonnes, an increase of 86.4 percent compared with 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Xiang said that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period from 2026 to 2030, China will promote upgrades in related technologies and equipment. The country also plans to build technological reserves for extracting strategic elements from seawater.<\/p>\n<p>The development of seawater multipurpose utilization, mineral extraction and desalination technologies is expected to support China\u2019s water resource management, energy security, industrial modernization and green development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=18402\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing \u2014 China has reported new progress in the utilization of seawater and in research related to the extraction of strategic mineral resources contained in it. 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