Advanced Lithium Extraction turns untapped, previously inaccessible brine resources into the lithium supply needed to meet surging demand.
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The world needs more lithium. Existing methods can't deliver it.
- Global demand for lithium will surge this decade, outstripping the current supply. To meet this growing need and enable a robust, secure, affordable economic future, we must innovate our methods of production.
Lithios provides lithium producers with scalable, brine-agnostic electrochemical extraction systems that enable commercial production at up to 40% lower cost.
More lithium. Less energy, water, chemicals, and waste.
- Conventional lithium extraction is slow, resource-intensive, and chemically complex, leaving many lower-grade brine resources uneconomical to develop, including large deposits across the United States. ALE uses lithium-selective battery electrodes to extract lithium directly from brine while leaving all other contaminants behind.
The result: high recovery across a wide range of brines with fewer process inputs, reduced environmental impact, and significantly lower production cost.
45%
fewer processing steps than adsorption DLE
70%
reduction in reagent use
95%
less solid waste
A pack that ships.
A system that runs.
- The Lithios ALE pack is engineered for durability, fast commissioning, and efficient operations with your resources. The modular stack architecture allows systems to scale as projects do, with minimal customization. Smooth deployment and reliable operations yield best-in-class lithium recovery and return on your investment.
Tested with 20+ brines across 4 continents
ALE requires minimal customization to deliver consistent, best-in-class performance across radically different brine profiles, many of which cannot be viably processed by conventional methods.
Brines we process:
Oilfield & Geothermal Brines
- Found across major oil-producing basins and geothermal fields in the United States, Europe, and beyond.
- Characterized by high concentrations of competing ions, suspended solids, and dissolved gases
- ALE advantage: Industry-leading selectivity isolates lithium from high-impurity streams with minimal pre-treatment.
Continental (Salar) Brines
- Located in high-altitude salt flats, primarily across South America’s Lithium Triangle.
- Traditionally processed via evaporation ponds, slow, water intensive, and land heavy.
- ALE advantage: High lithium recovery with ultra-low water consumption, enabling faster timelines and reduced environmental impact.
Oil & Gas Produced Water
- Generated as a byproduct at oil and gas operations; available at massive volumes with existing infrastructure.
- Historically considered uneconomical due to very low lithium concentrations.
- ALE advantage: High-efficiency recovery from even the most dilute sources, unlocking a vast, underutilized resource in the United States and Middle East.
Unlock $1T in untapped lithium resources globally
- Already operating in the field with a key lithium producer in the United States, we’re working across the industry to build a resilient lithium supply chain in the United States and allied nations.
We partner with resource owners, project developers, and strategic operators to unlock lithium resources that were previously uneconomical to produce, creating new revenue streams while supplying the industries powering our future.