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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2024
Lithos Industries Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Sarah Hause, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Hood H. Whitson, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Lithos Industries Inc., Fort Worth, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure may include the synthesis of a doped sorbent spinel material, suitable for cost-effective and industrial-scale extraction of a metal from a metal-containing fluid. Embodiments of the present disclosure further include preparing a doped precursor blend followed by calcining the doped precursor blend for optimal duration and temperature to obtain a mass of intermediate-state sorbents having constituents synthesized at desired percentages. Some embodiments may also include cooling and milling the product obtained. The doped intermediate-state sorbents include desired proportions of MnO, MnO, and lithium manganese oxide (LMO). In some embodiments, the doped LMO may be activated with an acid treatment. Doped LMOs obtained by the method of the present disclosure result in an enhanced loading capacity compared to undoped LMOs formed under similar temperatures and durations.