UT researchers create new method to capture lithium that could help meet demand for electric cars
UT {University of Texas} doctoral students are part of a team developing a new method of lithium extraction, which could help meet high demand for the element and reduce its cost.
Lithium, which is used to power electronics, appliances, electric vehicles and other everyday items, can be found almost anywhere in the world, but the extraction process is slow and inefficient, according to Everett Zofchak, part of the research team that published their findings Sept. 7.
Zofchak, a chemical engineering doctoral student, said the research team developed a new polymeric membrane that can separate lithium salts from sodium salts and simplify the extraction process.
Zofchak said current conventional membranes lack the ability to differentiate between similar species such as lithium and sodium.
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