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ORNL advancing LDH sorbent to recover lithium from geothermal brine wastes

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It is essential for the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries commonly used for everything from electric vehicles to cell phones and laptops. However, lithium is sourced almost exclusively from other countries, either concentrated using a solar evaporation process from natural brine sources or recovered from ore.

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Jervois to acquire SMP nickel & cobalt refinery in Brazil; concentrate from Idaho for refining, cobalt metal back to US

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Specifically, Jervois will use SMP to refine concentrate from ICO, and return cobalt metal to the United States. Nickel and cobalt cathodes were sold under the brand Tocantins and have an established customer base in key regions of demand today: the United States, Europe and Japan. SMP Refinery restart scenarios.

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