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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. In: Davis, B., et al. Extraction 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_187
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