Element3 successfully produces battery-grade lithium carbonate from Midland Basin wastewater, marking a breakthrough in ...

Lithium has been the apple of the mining industry’s eye as demand for electric vehicle batteries has skyrocketed. Now, the ...

The world's largest known lithium deposit exists within a vast salt pan called the Salar de Uyuni, which stretches for ...

The presence of lithium in drinking water has garnered attention due to its potential implications for mental health, particularly concerning suicide prevention and neurodegenerative diseases like ...

The low-carbon transition needs batteries. And those need lithium. Fortunately, the metal is abundant, and science is getting better at finding, extracting and processing it.

Social and environmental groups claimed the project could cause water and air problems not disclosed in an environmental ...

Time for another reminder of something Elon promised. Back in 2023, Tesla broke ground on a Texas lithium refinery. At the ...

Achieving 95.7 % lithium recovery from NMC batteries, this research highlights effective recycling methods using carbothermal ...

A new study from Stanford University found that recycling lithium-ion batteries can significantly reduce greenhouse gas ...

Experts have said that these types of fires will become more prevalent as the demand of electric vehicles and machinery continues to increase.

Researchers compared the environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery recycling to mining for new materials and found that recycling significantly outperforms mining in terms of greenhouse gas ...