Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lithium from seawater – MINING.COM – MINING.com
To address this issue, the team led by Zhiping Lai tried a method that had never been used before to extract lithium ions. They employed an electrochemical cell containing a ceramic membrane made from lithium lanthanum titanium oxide (LLTO).
The ceramic membranes crystal structure contains holes just wide enough to let lithium ions pass through while blocking larger metal ions
In a paper published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, the researchers explain that the membranes crystal…
