Providing a new direction for DIRECT
LITHIUM
EXTRACTION
Avonlea’s “Advanced Chemical Cavitation
Extraction of Lithium” (ACCELi) process
is a NEW and INNOVATIVE (patent pending)
approach to direct lithium extraction
(DLE). The ACCELi process puts
energy into brine, creating
chemical reactions that target
lithium ions, bringing them
out of solution, into a
powdered product.
The Opportunity
Avonlea Lithium Corporation, a privately held Alberta, Canada company, has developed a lithium extraction from brine process that effectively targets lithium ions in solution, removing them in the form of lithium phosphate or lithium carbonate. Avonlea’s ACCELi process is modular in design, a fraction of the capital cost of other methods and easily scalable for any project requirement.
Avonlea Lithium is accepting opportunities to provide their ACCELi technology to companies with lithium reserves in a manner that is both commercially attractive and environmentally compatible.
The Science
Avonlea has adapted its’ patent-pending hydrodynamic cavitation reactor, proven over several years of industrial water treatment, for the extraction of lithium from brine water.
The ACCELi process utilizes controlled hydrodynamic cavitation to produce an extreme energy release at the microscopic level. This process generates thousands of micro bubbles/second to form, releasing molecular bonding energy. This energy release combined with tailored chemical input, provides an avenue for desired elements to combine and drop out of solution.
Avonlea system takes “off the shelf” components and combines them in concert with its’ bank of hydrodynamic cavitation reactors in a 6000 barrel / day module. The process is easily expanded and duplicated adding capacity quickly and cost-effectively.
Producing little to no waste, industrially pure products generated through the ACCELi process include;
Mg(OH)2, CaCO3, Sr2(PO4) and Li3PO4 (or Li2CO3). Other products may be produced as well depending on the brine composition.
3D RENDERING OF OUR EXTRACTION SETUP
HOW HYDRODYNAMIC CAVITATION WORKS
A rapid decrease in localized pressure in a liquid leads to water vaporization and the creation of a nucleus. The nuclei expand into a microbubble, which becomes unstable when reaching the maximum radius. The microbubble then implodes, releasing tremendous energy and shock waves at the molecular level.
Avonlea’s patented Cavitek technology creates thousands of cavitations every second. This extreme energy release can be calibrated to impose chemical reactions, break down difficult emulsions and achieve fluid/gas/solid interactions quickly, easily, and inexpensively.
Video Source:
Outi Supponen1, Danail Obreschkow2, Mohamed Farhat1
1 Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne
2 International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, University of Western Australia
Avonlea’s patented Cavitek technology creates thousands of cavitations every second. This extreme energy release can be calibrated to impose chemical reactions, break down difficult emulsions and achieve fluid/gas/solid interactions quickly, easily, and inexpensively
THE ECONOMICS
Every project will require tailored economics. Brine composition and volume available in the near and long term, logistics and pricing for input and generated chemical components, etc.
Avonlea can provide a detailed economic analysis and build out a recommendation of a Clients’ specific project upon request.
An extremely low initial capital cost and very competitive operating cost enable both high IRR and rapid payback period — eg. At 1000m3/day of 500ppm Li the projected IRR is 296% and payback is less than one year.
TESLA TO USE CHEAPER LFP BATTERIES IN SMALL EV, TRUCK
Elon Musk says Tesla will use less-expensive lithium iron phosphate batteries in a coming low-cost small EV, a version of the Semi truck, and eventually the Model 3 and Model Y.
-Automotive News Europe, April 2023
