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Lithium recovery from brines

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The increasing demand for lithium has exposed the challenges of current extraction technologies in meeting sustainability goals. Now, a nanofiltration technique enables direct lithium extraction from salt-lake brines with high efficiency, effective magnesium/lithium separation, and reduced environmental impact.

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Fig. 1: The brine mining process.

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  1. School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

    Yasaman Boroumand, Shayan Abrishami & Amir Razmjou

  2. Mineral Recovery Research Centre (MRRC), School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

    Yasaman Boroumand, Shayan Abrishami & Amir Razmjou

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Boroumand, Y., Abrishami, S. & Razmjou, A. Lithium recovery from brines. Nat Sustain 7, 1550–1551 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01451-2

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