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Demand for lithium is accelerating, fueled by data centers, electric mobility, and renewable energy storage. Traditional methods like hard-rock mining and evaporation ponds can’t meet the scale, speed, or sustainability the market now demands.
Sorbent-based direct lithium extraction (DLE) has emerged as the preferred approach for lithium extraction from brine. Summit is leading this shift with a high-performance sorbent and system that delivers the lowest levelized cost of lithium in the DLE market.
The two main sources of lithium are brine and hard rock. Brine deposits, found abundantly in regions like South America and the U.S., hold significant lithium reserves to help meet the rising demand driven by the global energy transition.
The traditional extraction process for brine includes large evaporation ponds that use solar energy and chemicals to produce lithium. While this process has worked in the past, it’s not able to sustainably meet modern demand. We are now looking to evolve production so that it uses less resources.
Enter direct lithium extraction (DLE). A high-performing DLE technology can produce the same amount of lithium using half of the resources required by traditional methods.
Adsorption is seen as the winning DLE technology, with most brine asset owners choosing it as they scale to commercialization. Solid sorbent beads selectively bind lithium from brine, which is released when washed with water. Since no chemicals come into contact with the brine, this makes the brine reinjection-friendly.
We tackled the hardest problem first: optimizing multi-column performance at full commercial complexity. The result is an unrivaled combination of high recovery, high impurity rejection, and low water use.
DLE sorbent is most valuable when it excels in performance and durability; both are primary drivers of process economics. Our robust sorbent has industry leading performance with long-haul durability.
Our advanced predictive model enables rapid virtual testing of operating parameters and lays the groundwork for real-time monitoring and optimization at commercial scale.
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Backed by our extensive field experience, we’ve engineered a commercially-representative system to validate plant design for your exact brine – delivering the certainty needed for full-scale deployment.
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Summit Nanotech
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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