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Rice Scientists Turn Toxic PFAS Into Battery-Grade Lithium
Researchers use Flash Joule Heating to destroy forever chemicals while extracting 99% pure lithium from brine in seconds.
Key Takeaways
- Flash Joule Heating destroys PFAS bonds and frees fluorine to bind with lithium in brine
- Process achieves 99% purity and 82% recovery in seconds vs months for evaporation ponds
- Recovered lithium fluoride matched conventional materials in real battery tests
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