Researchers at Columbia Engineering developed S3E, a faster, cleaner method that uses a temperature-responsive solvent to extract lithium directly from underground brines.S3E extracts lithium up to 10 times higher than sodium and 12 times higher than potassium and can handle low-concentration or contaminated brines.Yip stated the system is fast, selective and easy to scale, and can be powered by low-grade heat from waste sources or solar collectors.Testing on synthetic brines mimicking California’s Salton Sea recovered nearly 40% of lithium over four cycles, enough to supply over 375 million EV batteries.The method aims to replace solar evaporation and hard rock mining, addressing water consumption and environmental damage in the lithium supply chain.

S3E extracts lithium up to 10 times higher than sodium and 12 times higher than potassium and can handle low-concentration or contaminated brines.Yip stated the system is fast, selective and easy to scale, and can be powered by low-grade heat from waste sources or solar collectors.Testing on synthetic brines mimicking California’s Salton Sea recovered nearly 40% of lithium over four cycles, enough to supply over 375 million EV batteries.The method aims to replace solar evaporation and hard rock mining, addressing water consumption and environmental damage in the lithium supply chain.

Yip stated the system is fast, selective and easy to scale, and can be powered by low-grade heat from waste sources or solar collectors.Testing on synthetic brines mimicking California’s Salton Sea recovered nearly 40% of lithium over four cycles, enough to supply over 375 million EV batteries.The method aims to replace solar evaporation and hard rock mining, addressing water consumption and environmental damage in the lithium supply chain.

Testing on synthetic brines mimicking California’s Salton Sea recovered nearly 40% of lithium over four cycles, enough to supply over 375 million EV batteries.The method aims to replace solar evaporation and hard rock mining, addressing water consumption and environmental damage in the lithium supply chain.

The method aims to replace solar evaporation and hard rock mining, addressing water consumption and environmental damage in the lithium supply chain.

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