Critical mineral and battery metal company Litus has deployed its lithium extraction pilot unit in the field.

The deployment is a step forward in the scale-up of Litus LiNC, the company’s one-step lithium extraction system that is designed to economically harvest lithium from low-concentration brines. The company has operations in North America, Europe and the Middle East.

The LiNC pilot unit is a plug-and-play modular system designed for easy integration into existing infrastructure. It requires minimal water and energy, operates with low environmental impact, and extracts lithium with up to 99.5% recovery rates and up to 99% rejection, in brines as low as 30 ppm. This makes LiNC effective in extracting lithium from oil and gas produced water and geothermal brines, in sources previously deemed uneconomical.

The Litus LiNC pilot deployment follows the commissioning of the company’s in-house nanomaterial production facility in Calgary, Canada, which is capable of scaling 500 times per day, validated over a 20-month period. Litus designed and built the facility to ensure access to its nanocomposite, optimized for each brine.

“This pilot represents a key validation step. Every successful scale-up moves us closer to commercial deployment and to redefining what’s possible in lithium extraction,” said Dr. Ghada Nafie, CEO and co-founder of Litus.

Source: Litus