The extraction process begins when drilling rigs reach the oil reservoir, tapping into vast underground deposits formed over millions of years.

An evaporation pond on a string Conventional brine extraction involves building a series of huge evaporation ponds to concentrate lithium from salt flats, salty lakes, or groundwater aquifers.

Companies such as E3 Lithium are on a mission to scale direct lithium extraction technology as an alternative to traditional ...

TFT-LCD panel maker Innolux has undertaken zero-waste and zero-pollution automation of its liquid crystal extraction process, according to the company.