According to the company, samples of lithium carbonate have been created and verified via third-party testing for review by potential offtake partners.
Volt said it will continue to produce lithium chloride concentrate, as well as technical-grade and battery-grade lithium carbonate, in the field for the remainder of 2024.
“Successfully producing battery-grade lithium carbonate from the Permian is another significant milestone that Volt has achieved this year,” CEO Alex Wylie stated, adding that “Volt Lithium is on track to become one of North America’s first commercial producers of lithium from oilfield brine.”
Volt’s DLE approach involves a two-stage process. The first stage focuses on removing contaminants from the brine before extraction. In the second stage, the breakthrough in their technology came with the development of specialized ion exchange beads, the company said.
“Unlike traditional beads, our innovative…
