The present invention relates to the extraction of lithium from liquid resources such as natural and synthetic brines, leachate solutions from clays and minerals, and recycled products.

The present invention relates to the extraction of lithium from liquid resources such as natural and synthetic brines, leachate solutions from clays and minerals, and recycled products.

Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and equipment to make lithium hydroxide from lithium salts.

Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and equipment to make lithium hydroxide from lithium salts.

The present invention relates to the extraction of lithium from liquid resources, such as natural and synthetic brines, leachate solutions from clays and minerals, and recycled products.

An anion exchange membrane is made by mixing 2 trifluoromethyl ketone [nominal] (1.12 g, 4.53 mmol), 1 BiPhenyl (0.70 g, 4.53 mmol), methylene chloride (3.0 mL), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFSA) (3.0 mL) to produce a pre-polymer. The pre-polymer is then functionalized to produce an anion exchange polymer. The pre-polymer may be functionalized with trimethylamamine in solution with water. The pre-polymer may be imbibed into a porous scaffold material, such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene to produce a composite anion exchange membrane.

An anion exchange membrane is made by mixing 2 trifluoromethyl ketone [nominal] (1.12 g, 4.53 mmol), 1 BiPhenyl (0.70 g, 4.53 mmol), methylene chloride (3.0 mL), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFSA) (3.0 mL) to produce a pre-polymer. The pre-polymer is then functionalized to produce an anion exchange polymer. The pre-polymer may be functionalized with trimethylamamine in solution with water. The pre-polymer may be imbibed into a porous scaffold material, such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene to produce a composite anion exchange membrane.

A dry ion exchange resin manufacturing method includes: obtaining a purified cation exchange resin by bringing a cation exchange resin to be purified into contact with a mineral acid solution having a metal impurity content of 1 mg/L, or less and a concentration of 5% by weight or more, to purify the cation exchange resin, wherein a total metal impurity elution amount eluted when hydrochloric acid having a concentration of 3% by weight is passed through the purified cation exchange resin with a volume ratio of 25 times is at most equal to 5 ?g/mL-R; and a drying step of drying the purified cation exchange resin under reduced pressure at 80? C. or lower until the moisture content is at most equal to 5% by weight.

A dry ion exchange resin manufacturing method includes: obtaining a purified cation exchange resin by bringing a cation exchange resin to be purified into contact with a mineral acid solution having a metal impurity content of 1 mg/L, or less and a concentration of 5% by weight or more, to purify the cation exchange resin, wherein a total metal impurity elution amount eluted when hydrochloric acid having a concentration of 3% by weight is passed through the purified cation exchange resin with a volume ratio of 25 times is at most equal to 5 ?g/mL-R; and a drying step of drying the purified cation exchange resin under reduced pressure at 80? C. or lower until the moisture content is at most equal to 5% by weight.

A weak base anion resin has alkylamine segments covalently bound to cross-linking segments, the alkylamine segments being selected from a group consisting of: vinylamine, N-methylvinylamine, N,N-dimethylvinylamine, N-methyl-N-ethylvinylamine, and N,N-diethylvinylamine, and the weak base anion resin including ions adsorbed to the alkylamine segments. A method for ion exchange includes providing a weak base anion resin, contacting the weak base anion resin with a solution containing ions to one of capture or adsorb ions from solution to the weak base anion resin, and regenerating the weak base anion resin. A method to capture and release an acid gas includes providing a weak base anion resin, contacting the weak base anion resin with a gas including an acid gas to one of capture or adsorb the acid gas from the gas to the weak base anion resin, and regenerating the weak base anion resin to release the acid gas.