CMI Project 1.1.9 Diversifying lithium supply from brines to hard-rock minerals: mechanochemical extraction of lithium at low temperature (MELLT) from α-Spodumenes News

ASME: Shaking up ore to release valuable lithium

CMI research at Ames National Laboratory is the topic of an article by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Green Car Congress: CMI Hub researchers develop mechanochemical process for efficient extraction of lithium: MELLT

Green Car Congress story about research by CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory: CMI Hub researchers develop mechanochemical process for efficient extraction of lithium: MELLT

image of five metal balls in a cup with powder: Ball milling chamber contents: spodumene, reactant, and steel balls.

Interesting Engineering: New mechanochemical process revolutionizes lithium extraction

Interesting Engineering story about research by CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory: New mechanochemical process revolutionizes lithium extraction

image of two people wearing laboratory coats: Ihor Hlova (back) and Tyler Del Rose (front) placing the ball milling chamber into the machine for processing.

AZO Materials: Using mechanochemistry to revolutionize lithium extraction

AZO Materials story about research by CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory: Using mechanochemistry to revolutionize lithium extraction

CleanTechnica: Scientists are shaking up lithium extraction with a different kind of chemistry

CleanTechnica story about research by CMI researchers at Ames National Laboratory: Scientists are shaking up lithium extraction with a different kind of chemistry