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The first step in both thermal and RO desalination is to filter and chemically treat the seawater with biocides and coagulants to remove organics.
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Add $25 for a 50-count box of coagulant packets, and that's nearly $2 for each use, not including the hefty $1,600 toilet price.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Depending on the coagulant used during production, like magnesium chloride (called nigari) or calcium sulfate, tofu supplies good amounts of these minerals, too.
—Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022
The soy milk is separated from the mixture before calcium or magnesium salts are added as a coagulant, which gives tofu its solid form.
—Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 22 June 2022
Similarly, tofu producers usually boil the soy milk and then add the coagulant, forming tight curds quickly.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 July 2021
Magnesium chloride is extracted from seawater, and is used as a low-temperature de-icer for roads or as a coagulant to make tofu.
—Mark Peplow, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2014
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Add $25 for a 50-count box of coagulant packets, and that's nearly $2 for each use, not including the hefty $1,600 toilet price.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Depending on the coagulant used during production, like magnesium chloride (called nigari) or calcium sulfate, tofu supplies good amounts of these minerals, too.
—Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022
The soy milk is separated from the mixture before calcium or magnesium salts are added as a coagulant, which gives tofu its solid form.
—Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 22 June 2022
Similarly, tofu producers usually boil the soy milk and then add the coagulant, forming tight curds quickly.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 July 2021
Magnesium chloride is extracted from seawater, and is used as a low-temperature de-icer for roads or as a coagulant to make tofu.
—Mark Peplow, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2014
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“Coagulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coagulant. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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coagulant
noun
co·ag·u·lant
kō-ˈag-yə-lənt 
: something that produces coagulation
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