Selectivity of a Lithium‐Recovery Process Based on LiFePO4 |
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Authors: | Dr. Rafael Trócoli Alberto Battistel Dr. Fabio La Mantia |
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Affiliation: | Zentrum für Elektrochemie ‐ CES, Ruhr‐Universit?t Bochum, Universit?tsstr. 150, Bochum (Germany), Fax: (+49)?234‐32‐14420 |
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Abstract: | The demand for lithium will increase in the near future to 713,000 tonnes per year. Although lake brines contribute to 80% of the production, existing methods for purification of lithium from this source are expensive, slow, and inefficient. A novel electrochemical process with low energy consumption and the ability to increase the purity of a brine solution to close to 98% with a single‐stage galvanostatic cycle is presented. |
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Keywords: | desalination battery ion selectivity lithium brine lithium iron phosphate lithium recovery |
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