ArticleScientific reports2026
Lithium enrichment from mine waters using CO
Article in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Lithium (Li) recovery from secondary resources, such as mine waters, is essential to meet the increasing global demand. However, lithium in mine waters typically occurs at low concentrations, necessitating efficient and environmentally sustainable methods for enrichment. Hydrate-based desalination (HBD) is a novel and energy-efficient approach that can simultaneously concentrate lithium and produce clean water. In this study, CO2 HBD was applied to upgrade lithium in real mine waters. The effects of stirring rate and reaction time were evaluated, showing that operation at 600 rpm for 1 h achieved a lithium enrichment factor of 1.57 ± 0.09 and a water recovery of 53 ± 4%. A multi-stage configuration further improved performance, with Li enrichment in the brine stream reaching 2.75. This increased the concentration of lithium from 180 mg/L to about 500 mg/L, a level considered feasible for further treatment towards lithium recovery. The desalting efficiency in the hydrate phase also increased from 40 to 81%. A key finding was that naturally occurring fine particles (silicate/aluminosilicate particles) in the mine water acted as effective in situ kinetic promoters, eliminating the need for external additives. This not only simplifies the process design but also helps to avoid additional separation steps and costs. Overall, these results highlight CO2 HBD as a promising technology for lithium enrichment from dilute aqueous resources and water reuse in mining operations, with potential to contribute to more sustainable resource management.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.