Lithium Refining for
Hard Rock Li Producers
Refine hard rock Li
with Mangrove Lithium
Hard rocks such as spodumene and lepidolite are common sources of Li. Incumbent processes for refining battery-grade Li are capital intensive and produce sodium sulfate waste that requires costly and proper disposal. Mangrove optimizes the refining process of lithium sulfate to lithium hydroxide using ground-breaking electrochemical technology resulting in unparalleled purity and eliminating the challenges and costs of waste disposal.
Conventional lithium refining vs Mangrove's lithium refining
The benefits of Mangrove's innovative refining technology
- Eliminates sulfuric acid consumable cost through recycling of by-product
- Eliminates the need for caustic sodium hydroxide consumable
- Eliminates the challenges and costs of disposal for sodium sulfate
- Can co-locate and refine near the point of Li extraction
- Unlocks previously unviable feedstocks for cost-effective battery-grade refining
- Modular technology can be scaled to meet capacity and meet product specifications
- Achieves high purity battery-grade lithium hydroxide
The challenges with traditional Li conversion from hard rock
- Time and capital intensive
- Widely available hard rock acids are not cost-effective to refine to battery-grade
- Requires additional costly chemical inputs
- Produces sodium sulfate waste that needs to be properly disposed of
- With incumbent technology, lithium sulfate is frequently shipped overseas to refining partners, exposing stock to supply chain risks and associated costs
Learn about the technology
Mangrove Lithium’s patented proprietary technology uses electrochemistry to convert lithium chloride and lithium sulfate into lithium hydroxide or lithium carbonate. Learn about the technology, how it works, and why it's an innovative platform for lithium refining.