New lithium extraction method promises lower costs and reduced environmental impact
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Casey Crownhart
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Summary
Researchers have developed a new, more environmentally friendly and potentially cheaper method for extracting lithium, a critical metal for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage. The research, published in Science, is being commercialized by startup Rock Zero. MIT professor and study author Yet-Ming Chiang claims the process could become the lowest-cost way to source lithium globally, with potential to reduce both costs and carbon emissions from lithium production.
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· 1 pulledAt scale, we believe this will be the lowest-cost way of sourcing lithium in the world.
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