ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,738, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to ICSIP PTY LTD (Sydney).
"Process and system for lithium production" was invented by Richard James Hunwick (Waterford, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process and system are disclosed for producing a lithium product from a solution comprising lithium nitrate. The solution comprising lithium nitrate can be obtained by reacting a lithium-containing metal silicate with nitric acid. The process and system comprise subjecting the solution comprising lithium nitrate to a first thermal treatment procedure (in one or more heated vessels) in which water and nitric acid (when present) are remov...