MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks
- Posted on May 28, 2026
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MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks
MIT researchers developed a low-temperature process for extracting battery-grade lithium from the common mineral spodumene. The closed-loop process could help the U.S. tap into its own abundant sources of lithium, a critical element that is currently refined primarily in China.