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How to make lithium extraction cleaner, faster and cheaper — in six steps
Demand for lithium for batteries and other green technologies is exploding. The industry must develop sustainable methods to remove and process the element from ores and brines to avoid environmental damage.
Andrew Z. Haddad, Lukas Hackl, Bilen Akuzum, Garrett Pohlman, Jean-François Magnan & Robert Kostecki
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06 April 2023
How to make lithium extraction cleaner, faster and cheaper — in six steps
Demand for lithium for batteries and other green technologies is exploding. The industry must develop sustainable methods to remove and process the element from ores and brines to avoid environmental damage.
Andrew Z. Haddad, Lukas Hackl, Bilen Akuzum, Garrett Pohlman, Jean-François Magnan & Robert Kostecki
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Two workers wearing yellow overalls in a lithium evaporation pond in the Atacama desert, Chile
Workers in a lithium evaporation pond in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Credit: Philippe Psaila/Science Photo Library

Demand for lithium is soaring. The element is a crucial ingredient in green technologies, including batteries in phones, laptops, electric cars and electricity grids1,2. Lithium ion batteries are among the best options for holding charge and delivering power efficiently. By 2025, demand for elemental lithium is set to be three times higher (150,000–190,000 tonnes) than it was in 20183. And by 2100, that could rise to 400,000–700,000 tonnes per year...

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