Desalination plays a crucial role in addressing water scarcity and promoting sustainable development. However, the presence of high boron content in seawater poses a significant challenge. This study introduces a progressive freezing-melting method that effectively removes boron while desalinating seawater. The experimental results indicated that salinity and boron rate of removal increased with freezing temperature and decreased with freezing duration. Among the experimental melting methods, ultrasonic melting (UM) and oscillatory melting (OM) were superior to natural melting (NM) for boron removal and desalination, with oscillatory melting proving to be the most effective. Specifically, when seawater was frozen at - 20 °C for 44 h followed by OM of 55% of the ice, salinity and boron removal rates reached 96.79% and 97.60%, respectively. The concentrations of boron and salinity in the treated seawater were only 0.777‰ and 0.149 mg/L. Moreover, the estimated theoretical energy consumption for treating 1 m of seawater was calculated to be 5.95 kWh. This study not only contributes to environmental sustainability but also holds significant potential due to its high efficiency in desalination and boron removal.
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