US scientists have assessed the viability and potential supply chain impact of extracting lithium from geothermal brines, and they have reported promising results.Against the backdrop of growing demand for battery production, the availability of certain materials and the environmental impact of mining them have become central to the energy transition debate throughout the world. For one of the key materials, lithium, pressure has been rising to alter extraction methods or take an entirely different approach. Commercial lithium now comes from conventional saline salar brine and spodumene ore extractions, ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...
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