Lithium: sources, production, uses, and recovery outlook
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- Authors
- Talens Peiró, L., Villalba Méndez, G., & Ayres, R. U.
- Affiliations
- INSEAD (FR)
- ORCID
- Ayres, Robert U.
- Venue
- JOM
- Published
- 2013-07-11
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 986-996
- ISSN
- 0148-6608 (ISSN-L)
- 1047-4838
- 1543-1851
- OpenAlex
- W2001116468
- Semantic Scholar
- 3757d85a4d8f87b875c6039a944bec91548e110c
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 19
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- FWCI
- 5.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- JOM (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- European Commission (227078, 272206)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Extraction and Separation Processes
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advancements in Battery Materials
- Social Sciences › Law › Geology and Environmental Impact Studies
- Keywords
- lithium, lithium reserves, lithium production, lithium recovery, lithium brines, lithium pegmatites, lithium batteries, electric vehicles, lithium recycling, critical metals
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