Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are primarily thought of as environmental pollutants, and most research on them focuses on removing them from the environment. Rice researcher ...

In chemistry, some problems are so persistent that they are nicknamed “forever.” Perfluoroalkyl and ...

A major milestone has been reached in Arkansas' highly anticipated lithium boom—its first customers.Smackover Lithium has secured the first binding offtake agr ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY – Inside his office just off Mt. Vernon’s town square, attorney B.F. Hicks lays a map out on his desk. At speed, he points at different tracts of land, reciting who lives there, what ...

Solvent extraction supports the migration of lithium ions from brine into an organic liquid phase that contains a specific ...

As the world moves toward cleaner energy, lithium has become crucial, powering electric vehicles and renewable-energy storage systems. With lithium demand set to increase more than 40-fold by 2040, ...

New patent filing advances intellectual property for separation and purification of lithium from lithium-bearing brines ...

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has successfully extracted lithium from brine samples from national giant Aramco's oilfields and plans to launch a commercial pilot program for direct extraction soon, the Saudi ...

Conventional lithium extraction requires several complex steps, as well as the use of acid and high temperatures, over the course of several hours. Researchers at Penn State have developed a new ...

Austin-based lithium extraction company EnergyX will show its local demonstration plant to invited guests on March 26, and ...

A company hoping to extract lithium from brine in south Arkansas sent a lease proposal to a state agency that owns land and a state park in what's known as the Smackover Foundation, but the property ...

Rising global demand and volatile prices for lithium, essential for clean energy, are driving a domestic extraction rush in ...