| Phase: |
Theme |
| Theme: | Land / Water (T10) |
| Status: | Active |
| Start Date: | 2020-04-01 |
| End Date: | 2023-09-30 |
Project Overview
Lithium (Li) has captured attention due to growing demand for Li-ion batteries in renewable energy technologies. Ore bodies and brines are the primary sources of Li; the latter makes up >60% of the world’s Li resources. During Li extraction from brine, undesirable ions are removed by sequential evaporation/precipitation in large surface ponds, processes which are environmentally intrusive, inefficient and slow. Since 2017, our group has collaborated with industry partners to develop a patent-pending sorbent technology that can extract more than 99% of Li from sub-100 ppm petroleum brines found in Alberta. This research project aims to develop a more fundamental understanding of sorbent chemistry, which is necessary in order to tune its chemistry for optimal performance and commercialization.
Outputs
| Title |
Category |
Date |
Authors |
| Cost analysis of wastewater production from conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-04-25 | Ashkan Zolfaghari, Joel Gehman, Alessi, D. |
| Hydrometallurgical processes for heavy metals recovery from industrial sludges University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-12-01 | Viraj Gunarathne, Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha, Meththika Vithanage, Alessi, D., Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian, Mu. Naushad, Siming You, Patryk Oleszczuk, Yong Sik Ok |
| Lithium Recovery from Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback and Produced Water using a Selective Ion Exchange Sorbent University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-06-01 | Adam Seip, Salman Safari, David M Pickup, Alan V Chadwick, Silvia Ramos, Carmen A Velasco, José M Cerrato, Alessi, D. |
| Metal oxide sorbents for the sustainable recovery of lithium from unconventional resources University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-06-01 | Salman Safari, Bernd G Lottermoser, Alessi, D. |
| Recycling of lithium iron phosphate batteries: Status, technologies, challenges, and prospects University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-07-01 | "Mengmeng Wang", "Kang Liu", "Shanta Dutta", Alessi, D., "Jörg Rinklebe", Yong Sik Ok, Daniel C W Tsang |
| Selective extraction of critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-02-17 | "Mengmeng Wang", "Kang Liu", "Zibo Xu", "Shanta Dutta", "Marjorie Valix", Alessi, D., "Longbin Huang", Julie B Zimmerman, Daniel C W Tsang |
