(SLB, 11.Sep.2024) — ILiAD Technologies, LLC celebrates the use of its direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology at scale at SLB‘s Clayton Valley Demonstration Plant, producing high-purity, battery-grade lithium. This comes as SLB announced the successful completion of its integrated technology solution at its demonstration plant in Clayton Valley, Nevada.
ILiAD’s technology was integral to the success of the Clayton Valley operation. The SLB sustainable lithium production solution integrates DLE, concentration and conversion technologies, to deliver a 500 times faster production time, enhanced lithium recovery rates of 96 percent and significant improvements in sustainable operations with reduced land and water use.
The brine was also processed at a low temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit, illustrating ILiAD’s highly efficient process, which can be optimized across a wide range of projects and process conditions.
SLB’s Clayton Valley Plant was commissioned in Mar. 2024. The demonstration phase operated at one-tenth of a full commercial scale.
“A big congratulations to SLB in their successful demonstration phase,” said ILiAD Technologies CEO Samuel Moore. “We are so proud that our ILiAD Technology Platform was a key part of SLB’s demonstration that supports environmentally responsible and commercially advantageous lithium production to pave the way for a sustainable energy transition.”
Earlier this year, ILiAD Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of EnergySource Minerals (ESM), announced the successful close of their funding round with a significant investment from global technology company SLB.
ILiAD’s highly efficient and flexible extraction technology can be used to recover high-purity lithium chloride from lithium-laden brine resources around the world. The physical footprint, carbon emissions and water use associated with operations is a fraction of those needed compared to traditional lithium extraction methods.
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