Lithium extraction from salt lake brines with high magnesium/lithium ratio: a review

R Zhu, S Wang, C Srinivasakannan, S Li, S Yin… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The demand for lithium is growing rapidly with the increase in electric vehicles, batteries and
electronic equipments. Lithium can be extracted from brines, yet the separation of lithium …

Brine: genesis and sustainable resource recovery worldwide

C Liu, TK Lowenstein, A Wang… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Brine contains cations such as K+, Ca2+, Na+, Mg2+, Li+, B3+, Rb2+, and Cs2+, as well as
anions such as SO4 2−, Cl−, HCO3−, CO3 2−, NO3−, Br−, and I−, which are valuable …

Lithium-rich geothermal brines in Europe: An up-date about geochemical characteristics and implications for potential Li resources

B Sanjuan, B Gourcerol, R Millot, D Rettenmaier… - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
Lithium (Li) is a strategic metal-especially for batteries in electric vehicles-for which
worldwide demand is constantly increasing. Presently, several investigations are examining …

Environmentally benign techniques of lithium extraction from salt lakes: a review

Y Hu, H Su, Z Zhu, T Qi, Q Pang - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2024 - Springer
To address the increasing demand for lithium, the recovery of lithium from salt lake brines
has garnered significant attention. Techniques have been developed; however, these …

[HTML][HTML] Origin of lithium-rich salt lakes on the western Kunlun Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau: Evidence from hydrogeochemistry and lithium isotopes

YL Li, WL Miao, MY He, CZ Li, HE Gu, XY Zhang - Ore Geology Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Lithium-rich salt lakes have attracted much attention as important lithium resources. The
source and enrichment mechanisms of lithium in salt lakes are fundamental to uncovering …

[HTML][HTML] Lithium enrichment processes in sedimentary formation waters

EJM Dugamin, M Cathelineau, MC Boiron, A Richard… - Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reservoirs exploited for oil, gas, or geothermal energy in sedimentary basins may represent
an alternative lithium resource to salars and hard rocks. Similarities in the geochemical …

Brine grades in Andean salars: When basin size matters A review of the Lithium Triangle

RLL Steinmetz, S Salvi - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Lithium Triangle, a zone of the Central Andes characterized by the presence of
lithium (Li)-rich salt pans within endorheic basins, has gained a worldwide reputation chiefly …

Environmental impact assessment of direct lithium extraction from brine resources: global warming potential, land use, water consumption, and charting sustainable …

S Mousavinezhad, S Nili, A Fahimi, E Vahidi - … , Conservation and Recycling, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) has emerged as an alternative that bypasses
lengthy evaporation processes to produce lithium from brine sources. This study scrutinizes …

Lithium enrichment in the Salar de Diablillos, Argentina, and the influence of Cenozoic volcanism in a basin dominated by Paleozoic basement

C Sarchi, F Lucassen, A Meixner, PJ Caffe… - Mineralium …, 2023 - Springer
Salars with lithium-rich brines are a characteristic feature of the Central Andes, but
knowledge about the main sources of lithium and the mobilization processes of lithium in the …

Characterization of lithium cycling in the Salar De Olaroz, Central Andes, using a geochemical and isotopic approach

MG Garcia, LG Borda, LV Godfrey, RLL Steinmetz… - Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Salar de Olaroz is one of the main Li operations in Argentina. In order to
identify sources and to understand the dynamics of Li in this salt pan, chemical and isotopic …