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Lithium can be pulled from seawater. Japan might have to pay more for their lithium, but they can never be cut off from it.
by bryanlarsen 2y ago
Lithium can be pulled from seawater. Japan might have to pay more for their lithium, but they can never be cut off from it.
- alephnerd 2y agoSeawater based lithium extraction is very cost inefficient as it's basically just electrolysis. This means the only options long term are Hydrogen and Sodium Solid State. I'd recommend reading the Japanese government docs and presentations I linked above as they explain why Japan and it's companies are doing what they are doing.
- bryanlarsen 2y ago$5/kg, 10-50 kg per vehicle. Not an obstacle. https://cen.acs.org/materials/inorganic-chemistry/Can-seawater-give-us-lithium-to-meet-our-battery-needs/99/i36 https://cen.acs.org/materials/inorganic-chemistry/Can-seawat...