Abstract: Processes are provided in which successive steps of hydrometallurgical value extraction may be carried out using the products of carbon capture and an electrolytic reagent-generating process. The electrolytic process provides an acid leachant and an alkali hydroxide, with the alkali hydroxide then available for use either directly as a precipitant in the hydrometallurgical steps, or available for conversion by carbon capture to an alkali metal carbonate that can in turn be used as the precipitant in the selective hydrometallurgical steps.

Abstract: Processes are provided for the selective recovery of lithium from brines using aqueous redox reactions, involving lithium extraction into a particulate ferric phosphate solid in the form of an iron (III) heterosite, in the presence of a reducing agent capable of reducing ionic lithium, at a controlled lithium extraction pH. Lithium elution involves exposing the loaded lithium ferrous phosphate solids, in the form of lithium iron (II) triphylite, to an oxidizing agent capable of mediating the oxidation of the sequestered atomic lithium. This is carried out at a controlled acidic lithium elution pH. Conditions in the lithium extraction and elution steps are provided so that a concentrated liquid lithium eluate is provided to subsequent steps of impurity removal and lithium carbonate precipitation.

Abstract: Processes are provided for the selective recovery of lithium from brines using aqueous redox reactions, involving lithium extraction into a particulate ferric phosphate solid in the form of an iron (III) heterosite, in the presence of a reducing agent capable of reducing ionic lithium, at a controlled lithium extraction pH. Lithium elution involves exposing the loaded lithium ferrous phosphate solids, in the form of lithium iron (II) triphylite, to an oxidizing agent capable of mediating the oxidation of the sequestered atomic lithium. This is carried out at a controlled acidic lithium elution pH. Conditions in the lithium extraction and elution steps are provided so that a concentrated liquid lithium eluate is provided to subsequent steps of impurity removal and lithium carbonate precipitation.