Lithium extraction methods and its application prospects: a review


Yersaiynova A.A. Karshyga Z.B. Muhammad N.A.A. Yessengaziyev A.M. Orynbayev B.M.
2026Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation JSC

Kompleksnoe Ispolzovanie Mineralnogo Syra
2026#337Issue 295 - 107 pp.

Lithium is the most important raw material for the production of modern electronics and electric vehicles. Today, it is impossible to imagine any mobile device without lithium batteries. The role of lithium in the global economy is only growing. The production of electric vehicles and batteries contributes to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. Nevertheless, end-of-life lithium-ion batteries pose a danger to the ecosystem. The article presents technological developments in the field of lithium extraction. The main sources of lithium are pegmatites, continental and geothermal brines, as well as clays, seawater and industrial brines. The main commercial lithium product is lithium carbonate (Li2CO3), which is obtained mainly from the mining, extraction and processing of spodumene ores and saltlake, oilfield brines. The effective role of lithium in addressing important issues such as pollution, climate change and the increasing depletion of natural resources used to produce lithium-ion batteries for these electric vehicles is also discussed.

demand and use , key technologies , lithium minerals , lithium outlook , lithium resources

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Laboratory of titanium and rare refractory metals, Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation JSC, Satbayev University, Shevchenko str., 29/133, Almaty, 050010, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Tanjung Malim, 35900, Malaysia

Laboratory of titanium and rare refractory metals
Faculty of Science and Mathematics

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