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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Simbol Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Harrison, Benicia, CA (US);
C.V. Krishnamohan Sharma, Milpitas, CA (US);
Brian E. Viani, Berkeley, CA (US);
Diana Rex, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Simbol, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/00 (2006.01); B03B 5/00 (2006.01); B01J 20/04 (2006.01); B01J 20/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03B 5/00 (2013.01); B01J 20/00 (2013.01); B01J 20/041 (2013.01); B01J 20/14 (2013.01); Y10S 502/526 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to a particulate extraction material for the extraction of lithium from a geothermal brine or lithium containing solution. The particulate material includes an inorganic or polymer based substrate that includes a lithium aluminate intercalate layer applied to the exterior of the substrate, wherein the lithium aluminate intercalate layer is operable to capture lithium ions from solution.