German Scientists Create a New Material that Desalinates Water From the Sea and Extracts ‘White Gold’ without Consuming Energy

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Lithium is the most coveted mineral of the last decade. The electrification of transport and the explosion of renewable energy storage have triggered its demand to become what much of the industry calls the ‘white gold’ of the 21st century. The problem is that land deposits are few and their extraction leaves a considerable environmental footprint. Seawater, on the other hand, contains lithium diffusely but constantly. Extracting it on an indust…