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Process Data set: Lithium Carbonate Production; Salt Lake Brine Route (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location CN
Reference year 2023
Name
Lithium Carbonate Production; Salt Lake Brine Route
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • ILCD: Materials production / Metals and semimetals
General comment on data set Brine is extracted from the Qarhan Salt Lake in Qinghai, China (~0.022% Li). Lithium is absorbed using a highly selective adsorbent, reducing the magnesium-to-lithium ratio. Nanofiltration or electrodialysis methods are then used to further concentrate and purify lithium carbonate. The relevant data comes from field research by Lanke Lithium. Waste treatment is estimated based on water usage.
Copyright No
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system In 2022, 19.4% of China's lithium carbonate came from brine.
LCI method and allocation
Type of data set LCI result
LCI Method Principle Other
Data sources, treatment and representativeness
Data cut-off and completeness principles None.
Data selection and combination principles None.
Data source(s) used for this data set
Completeness
Completeness of product model No statement
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Time stamp (last saved) 2024-10-11T18:53:12.067+08:00
Data set format(s)
Publication and ownership
UUID 45301f70-ce19-4712-a3ec-6bcc2b923da5
Date of last revision 2024-10-11T18:35:38.685+08:00
Data set version 00.00.024
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