Quist-Jensen C, Macedonio F, Drioli E (2016) Integrated membrane desalination systems with membrane crystallization units for resource recovery: a new approach for mining from the sea. Crystals 6:36.https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst6040036 Drioli E, Ali A, Macedonio F (2015) Membrane distillation:...
Limited lithium supply is hindering the global transformation towards electrification and decarbonization. Current lithium mining can be energy, chemical and land intensive. Here we present an efficient and self-concentrating crystallization method for the selective extraction of lithium from both brine and ...
Saltworks’ comprehensive ZLD plants are deployed in the mining industry where they treat mine effluent and produce clean water while reducing all contaminants to a solid salt in a crystallizer. The same technology is under the hood of America’s first lithium battery recyclers. Meanwhile, at Saltw...
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The demand for lithium is growing rapidly with the increase in electric vehicles, batteries and electronic equipments. Lithium can be extracted from brines
For example, mining pegmatite lithium from hard-rock ore is known for being expensive, while extracting lithium from brines requires vast amounts of water and processing times that can sometimes be as long as 12 months. Lithium mining also comes with the difficulties associated with mining other...
Salt panAndesBrines from salt pans of the Andean plateau hold large lithium reserves on Earth. There are at least 12 salt pans representing interesting lithium prospects in the Argentine Andes. We present the results of a review of modern laws ruling water and lithium mining in Argentina. ...
However, recycling technologies are improving rapidly, which allows this industry to complement mining. In this way, it contributes to making the value chain more sustainable in automotive and consumer electronics, among others.Overband magnet, e.g. for separation of iron particles from ground ore ...
Evaporitic technology for lithium mining from brines has been questioned for its intensive water use, protracted duration and exclusive application to continental brines. In this Review, we analyse the environmental impacts of evaporitic and alternative technologies, collectively known as direct lithium ...
Novel approaches for lithium extraction from salt-lake brines: a review Hydrometallurgy (2019) I. Garcés et al. Water Mining and Extractivism of the Salar de Atacama, Chile (2020) W. Liu et al. Interdependencies of lithium mining and communities sustainability in Salar de Atacama, Chile J. ...