Lithium extraction from low-quality brines
S Yang, Y Wang, H Pan, P He, H Zhou - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
In the quest for environmental sustainability, the rising demand for electric vehicles and
renewable energy technologies has substantially increased the need for efficient lithium …
renewable energy technologies has substantially increased the need for efficient lithium …
[HTML][HTML] Exploring lithium extraction technologies in oil and gas field-produced waters: from waste to valuable resource
The massive development of electric vehicles and consumer electronic industries has
recently escalated the demand for lithium supply and price worldwide. Since lithium is the …
recently escalated the demand for lithium supply and price worldwide. Since lithium is the …
Evaluation of the lithium resource in the Smackover Formation brines of southern Arkansas using machine learning
Global demand for lithium, the primary component of lithium-ion batteries, greatly exceeds
known supplies, and this imbalance is expected to increase as the world transitions away …
known supplies, and this imbalance is expected to increase as the world transitions away …
Utica/Point Pleasant brine isotopic compositions (δ7Li, δ11B, δ138Ba) elucidate mechanisms of lithium enrichment in the Appalachian Basin
Global Li production will require a∼ 500% increase to meet 2050 projected energy storage
demands. One potential source is oil and gas wastewater (ie, produced water or brine) …
demands. One potential source is oil and gas wastewater (ie, produced water or brine) …
Estimates of lithium mass yields from produced water sourced from the Devonian-aged Marcellus Shale
Decarbonatization initiatives have rapidly increased the demand for lithium. This study uses
public waste compliance reports and Monte Carlo approaches to estimate total lithium mass …
public waste compliance reports and Monte Carlo approaches to estimate total lithium mass …
[HTML][HTML] The source of lithium in connate fluids: Evidence from the geothermal reservoir at Soultz-sous-Forêts, Upper Rhine Graben, France
M Jungmann, BF Walter, E Eiche, RJ Giebel… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2025 - Elsevier
Geothermal brines in the Upper Rhine Graben have been used as a spa or for salt
production since Roman times. Heat and power are generated in geothermal power plants …
production since Roman times. Heat and power are generated in geothermal power plants …
Produced water geochemistry from hydraulically stimulated Niobrara Formation petroleum wells: Origin of salinity and temporal perspectives on treatment and reuse
Produced water (ie, a mixture of returned injection fluids and geologic formation brines)
represents the largest volumetric waste stream associated with petroleum production in the …
represents the largest volumetric waste stream associated with petroleum production in the …
Acceleration of deep subsurface fluid fluxes in the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene has been framed around humanity's impact on atmospheric, biologic,
and near‐surface processes, such as land use and vegetation change, greenhouse gas …
and near‐surface processes, such as land use and vegetation change, greenhouse gas …
Transverse faulting in the Paradox Basin, Colorado Plateau, USA: Active, intermittent faulting over a 300 million year history of strain accommodation and fluid flow
The Paradox Basin (Colorado Plateau, USA) is dominated by major, first-order northwest-
trending structures commonly 40 km or more in trace length, including (1) regional salt wall …
trending structures commonly 40 km or more in trace length, including (1) regional salt wall …
[HTML][HTML] Geochemical Characteristics and Genesis of Brine Chemical Composition in Cambrian Carbonate-Dominated Succession in the Northeastern Region of …
Z Zheng, B **e, C Wu, L Zhou, K Zhang, B Zhang… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Deeply situated brine is abundant in rare metal minerals, possessing significant economic
worth. To the authors' knowledge, brine present within the Cambrian carbonate-dominated …
worth. To the authors' knowledge, brine present within the Cambrian carbonate-dominated …