该公司表示，总部位于德克萨斯州的 Element3 在第二代现场测试中从二叠纪米德兰盆地的石油和天然气废水中生产出电池级碳酸锂。

Element3 在 2 月 6 日的新闻稿中表示，这家关键材料公司从 Double Eagle Energy Holding IV 子公司的回收设施中提取废水，并在其现场示范工厂从废水中提取锂。

Element3 首席执行官 Hood Whitson 表示：“这是我们致力于利用石油和天然气废水作为高效、经济的电池级锂材料来源、确保美国供应链安全的又一个里程碑。凭借我们新收购的碳酸锂加工设备，我们有望在今年开始商业化生产。”

Texas-based Element3 has produced battery-grade lithium carbonate from oil and gas wastewater in the Permian’s Midland Basin during a second-generation field test, the company said.

The critical material company extracted wastewater from a Double Eagle Energy Holding IV subsidiary’s recycling facility and pulled the lithium from the wastewater at its field demonstration plant, Element3 said in a Feb. 6 news release.

“This is another milestone as we work toward utilizing oil and gas wastewater as an efficient and economical source of battery grade lithium materials, securing the U.S. supply chain,” said Element3 CEO Hood Whitson. “With our newly acquired lithium carbonate processing equipment, we are positioned to begin commercial production this year.”