Patents by Inventor Gary Pearse
Gary Pearse has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10597305Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for preparing lithium hydroxide.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Jean-François Magnan, Guy Bourassa, Nicolas Laroche, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, Peter Symons, J. David Genders, Geneviève Clayton, Pierre Bouchard, Bertin Ouellet
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Publication number: 20200087804Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing lithium hydroxide that comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of the lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. For example, the lithium compound can be lithium sulphate and the aqueous composition can be at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS
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Patent number: 10544512Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for extracting lithium from a lithium-containing material. For example, the method can comprise leaching a roasted lithium-containing material under conditions suitable to obtain an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound such as lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate. The aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate can optionally be used, for example, in a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process. The roasted lithium-containing material can be prepared, for example by a method which uses an aqueous composition comprising optionally lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate which can be obtained from a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process such as a two-compartment monopolar or bipolar electrolysis process.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Jean-François Magnan, Guy Bourassa, Nicolas Laroche, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, Peter Symons, J. David Genders, Geneviève Clayton, Pierre Bouchard
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Publication number: 20190345582Abstract: There are provided processes comprising submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulphate and/or bisulfate to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis for converting at least a portion of said sulphate into lithium hydroxide. During electrolysis or electrodialysis, the aqueous composition is at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4; and converting said lithium hydroxide into lithium carbonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Jean-François MAGNAN, Geneviève CLAYTON
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Publication number: 20190136392Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. There are also provided methods for preparing lithium sulphate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Jean-François MAGNAN
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Patent number: 10144990Abstract: There are provided processes comprising submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulphate and/or bisulfate to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis for converting at least a portion of said sulphate into lithium hydroxide. During electrolysis or electrodialysis, the aqueous composition is at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4; and converting said lithium hydroxide into lithium carbonate.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, Peter Symons, David J. Genders, Jean-François Magnan, Geneviève Clayton
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Patent number: 10066305Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. There are also provided methods for preparing lithium sulphate.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Nemaska Lithium Inc.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, Peter Symons, J. David Genders, Jean-François Magnan
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Publication number: 20180244531Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for preparing lithium hydroxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Nicolas LAROCHE, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Geneviève CLAYTON, Pierre BOUCHARD, Bertin OUELLET
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Publication number: 20180222762Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS
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Patent number: 10036094Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing lithium hydroxide. The processes comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to a first electromembrane process that comprises a two-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions for conversion of the lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to lithium hydroxide, and obtaining a first lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a first lithium hydroxide-enriched aqueous stream; and submitting the first lithium-reduced aqueous stream to a second electromembrane process that comprises a three-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions to prepare at least a further portion of lithium hydroxide and obtaining a second lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a second lithium-hydroxide enriched aqueous stream. There are also provided systems for preparing lithium hydroxide.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Nemaska Lithium Inc.Inventors: Jean-François Magnan, Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Peter Symons, David J. Genders, Geneviève Clayton
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Patent number: 9890053Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas
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Publication number: 20170342573Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. There are also provided methods for preparing lithium sulphate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Jean-François MAGNAN
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Patent number: 9677181Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: NEMASKA LITHIUM INC.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, J. David Genders, Peter Symons, Jean-François Magnan
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Publication number: 20170022617Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for extracting lithium from a lithium-containing material. For example, the method can comprise leaching a roasted lithium-containing material under conditions suitable to obtain an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound such as lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate. The aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate can optionally be used, for example, in a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process. The roasted lithium-containing material can be prepared, for example by a method which uses an aqueous composition comprising optionally lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate which can be obtained from a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process such as a two-compartment monopolar or bipolar electrolysis process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Nicolas LAROCHE, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, J. David GENDERS, Geneviève CLAYTON, Pierre BOUCHARD
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Publication number: 20160368780Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS
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Publication number: 20160265085Abstract: There are provided processes comprising submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulphate and/or bisulfate to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis for converting at least a portion of said sulphate into lithium hydroxide. During electrolysis or electrodialysis, the aqueous composition is at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4; and converting said lithium hydroxide into lithium carbonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Stephen Charles MACKIE, Mykolas GLADKOVAS, Peter SYMONS, David J. GENDERS, Jean-Frangois MAGNAN, Geneviève CLAYTON
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Publication number: 20160258071Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing lithium hydroxide. The processes comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to a first electromembrane process that comprises a two-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions for conversion of the lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to lithium hydroxide, and obtaining a first lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a first lithium hydroxide-enriched aqueous stream; and submitting the first lithium-reduced aqueous stream to a second electromembrane process that comprises a three-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions to prepare at least a further portion of lithium hydroxide and obtaining a second lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a second lithium-hydroxide enriched aqueous stream. There are also provided systems for preparing lithium hydroxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Peter SYMONS, David J. GENDERS, Geneviève CLAYTON
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Patent number: 9382126Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium carbonate. For example, such methods can comprise reacting an aqueous composition comprising lithium hydroxide with CO2 by sparging the CO2 the said composition, thereby obtaining a precipitate comprising the lithium carbonate. The methods can also comprise inserting at least a portion of the precipitate into a clarifier and obtaining a supernatant comprising lithium bicarbonate and a solid comprising the lithium carbonate, separating the solid from the supernatant; and heating the supernatant at a desired temperature so as to at least partially convert the lithium bicarbonate into lithium carbonate.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Nemaska Lithium Inc.Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas
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Publication number: 20160032471Abstract: There are provided processes for preparing lithium hydroxide that comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of the lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. For example, the lithium compound can be lithium sulphate and the aqueous composition can be at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Jean-François MAGNAN, Guy BOURASSA, Gary PEARSE, Peter SYMONS, David J. GENDERS, Daniel BAR, Marie-Eve LANGEVIN
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Publication number: 20150152563Abstract: There are provided methods for preparing lithium hydroxide. For example, such methods can comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of said lithium compound into lithium hydroxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Guy Bourassa, Gary Pearse, Stephen Charles Mackie, Mykolas Gladkovas, J. David Genders, Peter Symons, Jean-François Magnan