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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2019
Energy, United States Department of, Washington, DC (US);
Energy, United States Department of, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to methods for generating selected materials from a natural brine, where the natural brine is sea water, saline water, fresh water, synthetic solutions, or industrial liquid wastes. A natural brine comprising at least a portion of a selected material is heated. COis added and mixes with the natural brine forming a mixture such that the CO/P is a first predetermined value. The mixture is held so that impurities in the natural brine precipitate as solids leaving a second brine substantially comprising the selected material. The second brine is heated. COgas is injected into the second brine, mixing so that the CO/P is a second predetermined value. The mixture is held so that the selected material precipitates out and are removed.