Terralithium LLC

Molycorp Minerals, LLC

International Battery Metals, Ltd.

Simbol, Inc.

Alger Alternative Energy, LLC

Secure Natural Resources LLC

John Burba

Stephen Harrison

Carl Hassler

Ray F Stewart

Marc Privitera

Christine Ellen Vogdes

Christina M Borgese

Brian E Viani

John Galil Salim Lahlouh

Tim L Oriard

C Brock O'Kelley

Joseph A Lupo

Joseph R Pascoe

Robert Cable

Josh Hebert

Methods of the present disclosure may be referred to as direct material extraction. Brine may be moved into a media bed such that extractant materials in the media bed absorb ions of a target material without absorbing other materials included in the brine. Desired ion(s) may be transported into the extractant and be held there temporally based on ionic bonds that form between the desired ions and the extractant material. Apparatuses of the present disclosure may contain the extractant material, receive brine, and may receive a stripping solution such that desired materials are separated from other materials included in the brine. After the extractant material has absorbed the desired materials, a flow of stripping solution may be used to flush other materials out of an apparatus and then to flush the desired materials out of the extractant material.

Ion extraction column for brine

This invention relates to treated geothermal brine compositions containing reduced concentrations of iron, silica, and manganese compared to the untreated brines. Exemplary compositions contain a concentration of manganese less than 10 mg/kg, a concentration of silica ranging from less than 10 mg/kg, and a concentration of iron less than 10 mg/kg, and the treated geothermal brine is derived from a Salton Sea geothermal reservoir.

Treated geothermal brine compositions with reduced concentrations of silica, iron and manganese

Apparatuses and methods for extracting desired chemical species including, without limitation, lithium, specific lithium species, and/or other chemical compounds from input flows in a modular unit. The input flows may be raw materials in which lithium metal and/or lithium species are dissolved and/or extracted. The apparatuses and methods may include daisy chain flow through separate tanks, a column array, and/or combinations thereof.

Modular extraction apparatus

This invention relates to treated geothermal brine compositions containing reduced concentrations of lithium, iron and silica compared to the untreated brines. Exemplary compositions contain concentration of lithium ranges from 0 to 200 mg/kg, concentration of silica ranges from 0 to 30 mg/kg, concentration of iron ranges from 0 to 300 mg/kg. Exemplary compositions also contain reduced concentrations of elements like arsenic, barium, and lead.

Treated geothermal brine compositions with reduced concentration of silica, iron and lithium

This invention relates to a method for producing geothermal power using geothermal brines while producing a reduced silica and iron brine having improved injectivity. The resulting compositions include a composition with reduced silica, iron, and lithium having reduced quantity of total suspended solids.

Process for producing geothermal power, selective removal of silica and iron from brines, and improved injectivity of treated brines

Apparatuses and methods for extracting desired chemical species including, without limitation, lithium, specific lithium species, and/or other chemical compounds from input flows in a modular unit. The input flows may be raw materials in which lithium metal and/or lithium species are dissolved and/or extracted. The apparatuses and methods may include daisy chain flow through separate tanks, a column array, and combinations thereof.

Mobile extraction array with brine constituent separation, purification, and concentration

Treated geothermal brine compositions with reduced concentrations of silica, iron and lithium

A mineral processing facility is provided that includes a cogen plant to provide electrical energy and waste heat to the facility and an electrochemical acid generation plant to generate, from a salt, a mineral acid for use in recovering valuable metals.

Hydrometallurgical process and method for recovering metals

This invention relates to treated geothermal brine compositions containing reduced concentrations of iron and silica compared to the untreated brines. Exemplary compositions of the treated brine contain concentration of silica ranging from 0 to 80 mg/kg and concentration of iron ranging from 0 to 300 mg/kg. Exemplary compositions of the reduced silica and iron brines also contain reduced concentrations of elements like arsenic, barium, lead, and lithium.

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