Canadian mining company EBD has successfully extracted lithium from heavy oil wastewater, with plans to optimise the process for pilot plant deployment. » The technology is the first of its kind to extract lithium from oil brine, resulting in a 99% reduction in production time in comparison to solar evaporation processes. Heavy oil evaporator blowdown wastewater ( MGX Minerals ) is a byproduct of the heavy oil production process, which contains valuable minerals. The pilot plant will treat EBD to offer environmentally friendly disposal methods and to produce lithium for oil sand producers.
Canadian mining company EBD has successfully extracted lithium from heavy oil wastewater, with plans to optimise the process for pilot plant deployment. The technology is the first of its kind to extract lithium from oil brine, resulting in a 99% reduction in production time in comparison to solar evaporation processes. Heavy oil evaporator blowdown wastewater ( MGX Minerals ) is a byproduct of the heavy oil production process, which contains valuable minerals. The pilot plant will treat EBD to offer environmentally friendly disposal methods and to produce lithium for oil sand producers.