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US 2025/0320581 A1Published application
Filtering brine streams from direct lithium extraction units using flow rates adjusted based on electrical conductivity
AssigneeExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
InventorSean A. MASON
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for enabling lithium extraction. An exemplary embodiment provides an apparatus for brine filtration. The apparatus includes a conductivity meter to receive a pretreated brine stream and measure a conductivity of the pretreated brine stream. The apparatus further includes a controller to adjust a flux rate of the pretreated brine stream in response to detecting a change in the conductivity of the pretreated brine stream.
Claims25
An apparatus for brine filtration, comprising:
- a conductivity meter to receive a pretreated brine stream and measure a conductivity of the pretreated brine stream;
- and
- a controller to adjust a flux rate of the pretreated brine stream in response to detecting a change in the conductivity of the pretreated brine stream.
A method of filtering a brine composition, the method comprising:
- receiving a pretreated brine stream;
- calculating, via a conductivity meter, a conductivity of the pretreated brine stream;
- and
- in response to detecting a change in the conductivity of the pretreated brine stream, adjusting a flux rate of the pretreated brine stream.
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