The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to the University of Virginia (UVA) to research the use of a combination of ele…
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January 10, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to the University of Virginia (UVA) to research the use of a combination of electroactive particles and electromembrane processing to extract and recover lithium from geothermal brine and to understand the technoeconomic and life cycle assessment implications of the process. The process would recover lithium ions as lithium hydroxide (LiOH) but could also be adapted to produce a solid lithium carbonate product.