Altillion's ALIX technology utilizes Advanced Liquid Ion Exchange to extract and concentrate lithium from brine, achieving concentrations exceeding 30,000 mg/L without the need for costly reverse osmosis or evaporation processes. This method significantly reduces capital and operational expenses for lithium asset developers, addressing the inefficiencies of traditional lithium extraction techniques.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Traditional lithium extraction from brine resources involves costly and energy-intensive processes like reverse osmosis and evaporation, leading to high capital and operational expenditures for lithium asset developers. These conventional techniques often struggle to efficiently concentrate lithium, especially from low-concentration brines.
Solution
Altillion's ALIX platform employs Advanced Liquid Ion Exchange to selectively extract and concentrate lithium from brine, achieving high concentrations exceeding 30,000 mg/L in a single process. This innovative approach eliminates the need for traditional pre-concentration steps, significantly reducing both capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenses (OPEX). The ALIX platform is offered in two configurations: LiMEx, which performs both isolation and concentration in a single step for certain brines, and LiCon, which focuses on concentration and is complementary to other DLE media. The resulting lithium output stream can be directly converted to battery-grade products.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes lithium asset developers seeking cost-effective and scalable solutions for extracting lithium from brine resources.
Features
- Advanced Liquid Ion Exchange (ALIX) technology for efficient lithium extraction and concentration from brine.
- LiMEx configuration for single-step isolation and concentration of lithium from suitable brines.
- LiCon configuration for concentrating lithium, designed to complement sorbent and ion exchange DLE media.
- Achieves lithium concentrations exceeding 30,000 mg/L.
- Low organic/aqueous ratio, complete organic recovery and reuse, and short residence time.
- Reduced number of process steps, capital budget, and operating cost compared to traditional methods.