Potential Lithium Sedimentary Deposits of the Land and Deep Oceans

V Balaram, JS Armstrong-Altrin, RM Khan, BS Rao - 2023 - preprints.org
Lithium is a critical metal required for several green technology applications such as electric
and hybrid vehicles, energy storage systems, lubricants, polymers, pharmaceuticals, and the …

Lithium brines: A global perspective

LA Munk, SA Hynek, DC Bradley, D Boutt, K Labay… - 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Lithium is a critical and technologically important element that has widespread use,
particularly in batteries for hybrid cars and portable electronic devices. Global demand for …

[HTML][HTML] Lithium: A review of applications, occurrence, exploration, extraction, rercycling, analysis, and environmental impact

V Balaram, M Santosh, M Satyanarayanan… - Geoscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
The energy transition challenges faced by modern civilization have significantly enhanced
the demand for critical metals like lithium resulting in improved methods to explore, extract …

Lithium storage and release from lacustrine sediments: Implications for lithium enrichment and sustainability in continental brines

DM Coffey, LA Munk, DE Ibarra… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite current and projected future reliance on lithium (Li) as a resource, deficiencies
remain in genesis models of closed‐basin Li brines. Subsurface geochemical interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Lithium in sediments and brines-How, why, and where to search

JD Vine - Journal of Research of the US Geological Survey, 1975 - books.google.com
The possibility of using lithium in batteries to power electric vehicles and as fuel for
thermonuclear power has focused attention on the limited resources of lithium other than in …

Classification and mineralization of global lithium deposits and lithium extraction technologies for exogenetic lithium deposits

Z Mianping, X Enyuan, Z Xuefei, LI Mingming… - GEOLOGY IN … - geochina.cgs.gov.cn
Objective A reasonable classification of deposits holds great significance for identifying
prospecting targets and deploying exploration. The world's keen demand for lithium …

[PDF][PDF] Lithium Exploration Tools from Source to Sink

E Bunker, R Bolton, R Crossley, M Broadley… - …, 2022 - geoconvention.com
Due to the mobility and incompatibility of lithium (Li) in the crust and on Earth's surface, the
Li mineral system is complex and highly interlinked. In most cases, the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater in sedimentary basins as potential lithium resource: a global prospective study

EJM Dugamin, A Richard, M Cathelineau, MC Boiron… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Electric cars will require to increase the production of lithium dramatically (up to 2 Mtons
lithium equivalent carbonate per year by 2030). However, conventional hard-rock and salar …

Global lithium resources: Relative importance of pegmatite, brine and other deposits

SE Kesler, PW Gruber, PA Medina, GA Keoleian… - Ore geology …, 2012 - Elsevier
Previous studies of the availability of lithium for use in batteries to power electric vehicles
(EVs) have reached the generally encouraging conclusion that resources are sufficient to …

Towards a low-carbon society: A review of lithium resource availability, challenges and innovations in mining, extraction and recycling, and future perspectives

CB Tabelin, J Dallas, S Casanova, T Pelech… - Minerals …, 2021 - Elsevier
The demand for lithium has skyrocketed in recent years primarily due to three international
treaties—Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals—all of …