Novel method of lithium production from brines

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for 5 minutes) was repeated three times to obtain a homogeneous mixture. Subsequently, the resultant slurry was hand coated on an aluminum foil (Advent Research Materials, thickness = 0.125 mm, 99%) with a K-bar to a wet thickness of 200 μm. Prior to the coating, the aluminum foil was roughened with a P1200 sandpaper to improve adhesion. The electrodes were dried in a vacuum oven at 80 oC overnight and then, punched (precision punch, Nogami) with a 11 mm diameter die and calendaring to 10 tonnes (Specac). The active material mass loading was ≈ 3-4 mg cm-2. The electrochemical tests were performed in PFA Swagellok® type cells, previously dried at 80 oC overnight. The cells were assembled in an argon glove box (≤ 0.1 ppm H2O; ≤ 0.1 ppm O2), using the LixFePO4 electrodes as working electrodes and a lithium foil (Rockwood Lithium, 100 μm thickness, cut in 12 mm diameter discs) as both counter and reference electrode. The electrolyte was 150 μL of 1.0 M lithium hexafluorophosphate solution (LiPF6) in ethylene carbonate (EC) and dimethyl carbonate DMC with a volume ratio EC/DMC =1/1 (LP57, PuriEL). Two glass fibers (Whatman®, grade GF-F, 12 mm diameter) were used as separators. Aluminium current collectors were used for the LixFePO4 electrodes, whereas copper collectors were used on the lithium side. LixFePO4 electrodes and GF-F separators were dried under vacuum at 120 oC for 48 hours in a Büchi tube oven before being introduced in the glovebox. The cells were placed in a Memmert climatic chamber set to 25 °C and electrochemical measurements were done with a VMP2 multichannel potentiostat (BioLogic). Galvanostatic cycling with potential limitations (GCPL) between 2.7 and 4.1 V vs Li+/Li were performed at a C-rate of C/10 corresponding to a specific current (normalized by the mass of LixFePO4 active material) of 17 mAh g-1. 9

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