Direct Lithium Extraction & Crystallisation

DLEC™. A breakthrough process delivering battery-grade lithium and other value add critical minerals from any brine type.

Our Technology

Direct lithium extraction has long been tipped as a breakthrough solution to the emerging lithium supply crisis, but no available technology has addressed the three key challenges of water consumption, energy consumption and cost - until now.

Our proprietary DLEC™ (Direct Lithium Extraction and Crystallisation) process incorporates selective extraction, mineral enrichment and crystallisation stages that produces battery-grade lithium carbonate and other value-add minerals from lithium-bearing solutions of all types.

A New Category of DLE

Our DLEC™ technology represents a new category of DLE. Without the need for columns, pre-treatment or post-concentration, our process offers a simpler solution to lithium extraction capable of addressing the growing global supply gap.

Currently operating at ton-scale lithium carbonate production in the UK, our process is suitable for any brine type including geothermal, salar and wastewater.

DLEC™ Process

Our Model

  • We partner with resource owners and organisations who want to capture the value in their brines or wastewater.

  • Our modular systems are rapidly deployable so they can be piloted onsite, scaled as standalone installations or integrated seamlessly into existing process trains.

  • The versatility of our technology enables us to work across the lithium resource spectrum and tackle the most challenging water types.

Get in Touch

If you'd like to understand how DLEC™ performs with your specific brine or lithium‑bearing solution, our technical team can help.