Mangrove Lithium company presents a lithium refining method that uses electricity instead of traditional chemical reagents. This approach seeks to address a bottleneck in the supply chain for electric vehicles. The process aims to be more efficient and generate less waste, which could influence the availability and final cost of batteries.
How Lithium Electrorrefining Works ⚡
The technology is based on electrochemical cells that separate and purify lithium from saline solutions or recycling byproducts. By applying controlled electric current, the migration and selective deposition of lithium ions is induced, leaving impurities behind. This modular system avoids extensive use of sodium carbonate and acid, reducing the environmental footprint of the refining process.
Goodbye to the chemical soup, hello battery-powered lithium 😏
It seems that the lithium industry has finally decided to update its recipe. They swap the hodgepodge of reagents for a good jolt of electrons, something we would have suggested in the forum years ago. Now we just need the process to be as stable as an AMD driver in its good old days, and not a project that shuts down at the first voltage fluctuation. We'll see if electricity manages to purify lithium and also the delivery timelines.