Direct Lithium Extraction from Canadian Oil and Gas Produced Water Using Functional Ionic Liquids—A Preliminary Study
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Direct lithium extraction enables faster and more cost-effective lithium extraction from high-concentration brines found in Salt Lakes, salars, and geothermal resources and from untapped resources such as oil and gas brines and groundwater brines.
“Additionally, DLE enables faster and more cost-effective lithium extraction not only from high-concentration brines found in Salt Lakes, salars, and geothermal resources but also from untapped resources such as oil and gas brines and groundwater brines [41].”
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- Authors
- Wang, X., Numedahl, N., & Jiang, C.
- Affiliations
- Natural Resources Canada (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Xiaomeng
- Venue
- Applied Geochemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2024-10
- Volume
- 172
- Pages
- 106126
- ISSN
- 0883-2927 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4401191689
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- 22
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- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 1
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- 2.96
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- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- Applied Geochemistry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Extraction and Separation Processes
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Catalysis › Ionic liquids properties and applications
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Filtration and Separation › Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions
- Keywords
- lithium recovery, produced water, oilfield brines, functionalized ionic liquids, solvent extraction, dissolved organic matter, chemical precipitation, divalent ion removal, Mg/Li ratio
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