Conventionally, lithium-bearing brines are processed via solar evaporation , chemical purification, and either electrolysis to lithium hydroxide or precipitation of lithium carbonate. Lithium-ion battery technology and electric vehicles are forecast to greatly increase the demand for lithium, but not all lithium-bearing brines are amenable to the conventional extraction process and new approaches are being developed. The chemistry associated with conventional lithium extraction is outlined and two new approaches are discussed.
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Dry, M. (2018). Extraction of Lithium from Brine—Old and New Chemistry (pp. 2225–2234). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_187
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