Lepidolite extraction solid by-product: Mitigation of thallium leaching and utilization of radiogenic strontium isotopes as a tracer
Lepidolite extraction solid by-product: Mitigation of thallium leaching and utilization of radiogenic strontium isotopes as a tracer
The emerging growth of lithium-ion battery usage necessitates the development of unconventional resources for battery grade lithium carbonate. Extraction of lithium from micas such as lepidolite produces several marketable by-products as well as a silt-sized gypsum rich blended residue containing elevated level of thallium (Tl).