{"number":"US12702987B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Method for improving lithium yield in a direct lithium extraction process","english":"Method for improving lithium yield in a direct lithium extraction process"},"abstract":{"original":"There is disclosed a method and apparatus for improving lithium yield of lithium lithium-selective media in one or more packed-bed columns in a direct lithium extraction process. The method comprises the steps of a) passing the lithium-selective media and a stream of process fluid through a screening zone; and b) collecting a portion of lithium-selective media having a required particle-size distribution and/or free of contaminants.","english":"There is disclosed a method and apparatus for improving lithium yield of lithium lithium-selective media in one or more packed-bed columns in a direct lithium extraction process. The method comprises the steps of a) passing the lithium-selective media and a stream of process fluid through a screening zone; and b) collecting a portion of lithium-selective media having a required particle-size distribution and/or free of contaminants."},"applicants":["Aquatech International, LLC"],"inventors":["Constantine Collias","Daniel Travis Shay","Mohamed Yehia Areef"],"filingDate":"2025-01-31","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702987B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702987B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702987B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702987B2"}}