title: Selectivity of a lithium-recovery process based on LiFePO4.
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.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Elektrochemie - CES, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, Bochum (Germany), Fax: (+49) 234-32-14420. rafael.trocolijimenez@rub.de.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trócoli
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battistel
authors.forename: Fabio La
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Mantia
mesh_terms: D011211:Electric Power Supplies / Q000191:economics; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; C473349:LiFePO4; D010710:Phosphates; D012492:Salts; D012996:Solutions; C017082:brine; D008094:Lithium; D007501:Iron
keywords: desalination battery; ion selectivity; lithium brine; lithium iron phosphate; lithium recovery