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Solid-state Graft Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications
Published on: August 12, 2013
Selectivity of a lithium-recovery process based on LiFePO4
Rafael Trócoli1, Alberto Battistel, Fabio La Mantia
1Zentrum für Elektrochemie - CES, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, Bochum (Germany), Fax: (+49) 234-32-14420. rafael.trocolijimenez@rub.de.
Abstract:
The demand for lithium will increase in the near future to 713,000 tonnes per year. Although lake brines contribute to 80% of the production, existing methods for purification of lithium from this source are expensive, slow, and inefficient. A novel electrochemical process with low energy consumption and the ability to increase the purity of a brine solution to close to 98% with a single-stage galvanostatic cycle is presented.

