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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Metagenesis, Ltd., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yi Cui, Stanford, CA (US);
Yang Jin, Zhengzhou, CN;
Hui Wu, Beijing, CN;
Kai Liu, Beijing, CN;
Jialiang Lang, Fushun, CN;
Assignee:
MetaGenesis, Ltd., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 7/00 (2006.01); C25C 3/02 (2006.01); C25C 7/02 (2006.01); C25C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C 3/02 (2013.01); C25C 7/025 (2013.01); C25C 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for purifying lithium from lithium salts, including those with low concentration of lithium salts, are provided. A molten composition comprising a lithium salt is electrolyzed with an anode in contact with the molten composition and a cathode separated from the molten composition by a solid electrolyte capable of conducting lithium ions.