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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2025
Applicant:
Aquatech International, Llc, Canonsburg, PA (US);
Inventors:
Constantine Collias, Ontario, CA;
Daniel Travis Shay, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Mohamed Yehia Areef, Middlesbrough, GB;
Assignee:
Aquatech International, LLC, Canonsburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03B 9/00 (2006.01); B01D 15/20 (2006.01); B01J 20/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03B 9/00 (2013.01); B01D 15/206 (2013.01); B01J 20/3071 (2013.01); B01J 20/3092 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for improving lithium yield of lithium lithium-selective media in one or more packed-bed columns in a direct lithium extraction process. The method comprises the steps of a) passing the lithium-selective media and a stream of process fluid through a screening zone; and b) collecting a portion of lithium-selective media having a required particle-size distribution and/or free of contaminants.