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Direct lithium extraction from brine through adsorption

Engineering sciences Materials and applications

Abstract

The development of electric vehicles due to climate and the decision to turn towards a greener energy has increased sharply the demand of lithium over the past decade and will continue to escalate. Thus, lithium extraction projects are proliferating worldwide. Since mining presents a quite highly energy-consuming and polluting solution, alternative lithium sources like brine deposits or seawater are being currently investigated. In this study, we will focus on the approach of a direct lithium extraction from brine sources with different concentrations by adsorption. The first step will be to synthesize and characterize a wide range of materials as adsorbents, from classic oxides (LMO, LTO, etc) to functionalized hybrid porous materials (ZIFs, MOFs, etc). It is also intended to shape these materials with the help of an extruder, in order to enhance performances. Then, these materials will be evaluated both in static and dynamic conditions. Various parameters like the concentration of lithium, the presence of other cations and their concentration will be also evaluated and optimized so that we obtain a facile, efficient and selective process. The results of this study will be valorized through the deposit of patents and the submission of scientific articles along the whole duration of the thesis.

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Département de l’Electricité et de l’Hydrogène pour les Transports (LITEN)
Service Technologies Batterie
Laboratoire Matériaux
Université Grenoble Alpes
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