Solving Technological Problems with Lithium Recovery from Sedimentary Brines

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Presenter

Dr. Daniel S. Alessi
Professor and Getty Oil Company
Centennial Chair in Geological Sciences
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin

Description

Sedimentary brines in North America contain vast quantities of lithium and are a potentially viable resource to address growing demand in the coming decade.  While vast, lithium concentrations in brines are low compared to conventional sources such as salars and granitic pegmatites, increasing the cost of recovery and processing.  Successfully developing sedimentary brine lithium resources will require extraction and concentration technologies that are durable, highly selective, rapid, and environmentally sustainable.  In this talk, I will discuss current challenges and the solutions needed to successfully develop these resources.