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US researchers have developed a new technology that allows lithium to be extracted from sea water using a low-cost, scalable membrane made from clay. (news.stanford.edu)
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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

I always wonder if this kind of thing would work alongside seawater desalination plants for drinking water. Like, say you're operating a reverse osmosis plant for making potable water, could you then pump the bypass water off to this lithium extraction process?