Lightweight lithium metal is a heavy-hitting critical mineral, serving as the key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power phones, laptops, electric vehicles and more. As ubiquitous as ...

A new, accidental discovery by University of Michigan scientists allows for the cost-effective extraction of lithium from magnesium-rich brines by using charged membranes without electricity. The ...

In a recent article published in the Chemical Engineering Journal, researchers proposed an alternative process involving sodium hydroxide (NaOH) roasting followed by water leaching to enhance lithium ...

In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium -- a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles -- a team of researchers has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method ...

A company hoping to extract lithium from underground brines in south Arkansas announced Tuesday that it had completed technical testing that it said demonstrated that the direct lithium extraction ...

Conventional lithium extraction requires several complex steps, as well as the use of acid and high temperatures, over the course of several hours. Researchers at Penn State have developed a new ...