Novalith’s extraction technology provides a sustainable alternative to the traditional acid route, expanding the portfolio of ores economically capable of generating a high-quality battery grade product, with a simple and repeatable design at scale.
Novalith extraction technology eliminates the need for strong acids used in a conventional refinery, also utilizing carbon dioxide that is recovered and recycled within the process. The acid requirement, neutralization step, and associated bulk waste are eliminated, along with the emissions and siting complications that come with them.
Conventional refining requires the highest grades of lithium bearing feed with minimal variability. The Novalith extraction process is effective across varying ore grades and impurity profiles without a change in configuration, thus expanding the range of deposits that are economically viable and reduces dependency on any single source.
Ever increasing purity demands by the cathode manufacturers impact a refinery’s recovery. Novalith’s selective extraction technology provides both: consistently delivering high recovery and premium quality battery grade lithium carbonate, verified by external laboratories and major industry partners.
Eliminating the acid removes several unit operations. Fewer steps translates to a smaller refinery, a shorter build and a flowsheet simple enough to repeat rather than re-engineer, allowing for phased deployment of capacity and replication across the world.
The commercial plant takes the pilot-proven process to full scale, in repeatable modular phases rather than a single build.
