Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from lakes
Lithium can be harvested efficiently from brines thanks to an innovative membrane developed at Imperial. Demand for lithium is rising due to its use in batteries for mobile devices, cars and clean energy storage. Securing access to natural deposits of the mineral is now matter of strategic importance, but lithium can be found elsewhere in nature.

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