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Membrane distillation-crystallisation for the production of carbon neutral lithium in the UK

英国采用膜蒸馏-结晶法生产碳中性锂

基本信息

批准号：
10034921
负责人：
金额：
$ 43.8万
依托单位：
WATERCYCLE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Collaborative R&D
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2022 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10034921
关键词：
Membrane distillation crystallisation production carbon

项目摘要

The creation of a carbon-neutral domestic supply of lithium in the South West region could become central to the post-fossil fuel economy of the UK. Returning primary production to the once lucrative tin mines of Cornwall is an exciting prospect that could bring thousands of high-quality green jobs to the region, bolstering the local economy and underpinning the UK's supply chain of widespread and affordable electric vehicles for all. However, it must be done in a truly environmentally responsible way - preserving local water quality and availability, utilising non fossil-fuel energy to power the process and eliminating the production of harmful waste products. At Watercycle Technologies, we believe we are well on the way to achieving this aim, using our advanced membrane distillation-crystallisation (MDC) technology to directly extract lithium from geothermal brines, using the renewable energy already embedded within them to power the process. We have already demonstrated our ability to produce lithium carbonate (the raw material that goes into batteries) from Cornish brines using our system, making us the first company to do so. And we hope that this project will enable us to accelerate our development and, by the end of it, construct the world's first carbon-neutral lithium extraction demonstration system right here in the UK.

在西南地区建立碳中和的国内锂供应可能成为英国后化石燃料经济的核心。将初级生产恢复到曾经利润丰厚的康沃尔锡矿是一个令人兴奋的前景，可以为该地区带来数千个高质量的绿色就业机会，提振当地经济，并支撑英国广泛且负担得起的电动汽车供应链。然而，必须以真正对环境负责的方式进行-保护当地水质和可用性，利用非化石燃料能源为过程提供动力，并消除有害废物的产生。在水循环技术公司，我们相信我们正在实现这一目标，利用我们先进的膜蒸馏结晶（MDC）技术直接从地热盐水中提取锂，利用已经嵌入其中的可再生能源为该过程提供动力。我们已经证明了我们有能力使用我们的系统从康沃尔语盐水中生产碳酸锂（电池的原材料），使我们成为第一家这样做的公司。我们希望这个项目能够加快我们的发展，并在结束时，在英国建造世界上第一个碳中和锂提取示范系统。