Environmental impact of direct lithium extraction from brines

ML Vera, WR Torres, CI Galli, A Chagnes… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Evaporitic technology for lithium mining from brines has been questioned for its intensive
water use, protracted duration and exclusive application to continental brines. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the lithium-ion battery production network: Thinking beyond mineral supply chains

G Bridge, E Faigen - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing role of electricity as an energy carrier in decarbonising economies is driving
a growing demand for electrical energy storage in the form of battery systems. Two battery …

The security–sustainability nexus: Lithium onshoring in the Global North

T Riofrancos - Global Environmental Politics, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
The political economy of lithium, a “critical mineral” for the renewable energy transition, is
marked by two striking developments. First, Global North governments that have historically …

[HTML][HTML] Lithium, Brexit and Global Britain: Onshoring battery production networks in the UK

G Bridge, E Faigen - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
As demand for electrical energy storage scales, production networks for lithium-ion battery
manufacturing are being re-worked organisationally and geographically. The UK-like the US …

Technological tendencies for lithium production from salt lake brines: Progress and research gaps to move towards more sustainable processes

D Fuentealba, C Flores-Fernández, E Troncoso… - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Lithium is a crucial element for the energy transition; therefore, the demand projections will
increase drastically in the short and medium term. Almost 48% of the current Li production …

The sustainable supply of lithium resources from the Qinghai-Tibet plateau salt lakes group: The selection of extraction methods and the assessment of adsorbent …

P Ren, Z Yin, G Wang, H Zhao, P Ji - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Salt lakes are high-quality supply source of lithium resources. Rational development of salt
lakes is an effective way to achieve a sustainable supply of lithium resources. However …

“We are not allowed to speak”: Some thoughts about a consultation process around lithium mining in Northern Argentina

M Escosteguy, A Clavijo, WFD Paz, M Hufty… - The Extractive Industries …, 2022 - Elsevier
In October 2021, the government of Catamarca, a province located in Northern Argentina,
announced the beginning of a consultation process to debate about a lithium mining project …

Geopolitics of the Li‐ion battery value chain and the Lithium Triangle in South America

MD Sanchez‐Lopez - Latin American Policy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and the low‐carbon transition are drastically changing the energy
paradigm. A critical aspect is the burgeoning demand for lithium‐ion batteries and the …

Lithium mining, water resources, and socio-economic issues in northern Argentina: We are not all in the same boat

WFD Paz, M Escosteguy, L Seghezzo, M Hufty, E Kruse… - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Lithium mining in Argentina is often associated to social injustices, unequal access to
information, and conflicts around issues such as water consumption. Different stakeholders …

Análisis de las redes globales de producción de baterías de ion de litio: implicaciones para los países del triángulo del litio

M Céspedes, M Obaya - 2021 - repositorio.cepal.org
El propósito del presente documento es contribuir a mejorar la comprensión de las
implicaciones que el funcionamiento de las redes globales de producción (RGP) de …