The annual demand for lithium for low-carbon technology applications has been growing exponentially. A necessity exists in the current environment for continuous lithium production from both conventional sources and novel extraction sites from alternative brine resources such as oil fields and geothermal sites. in the complete paper, the lithium potentiality of the UK North Sea is evaluated.
Identification of North Sea Lithium-Rich Oil and Gas Fields
Maps show lithium-ion concentration diffusing from 55 ppm in the western region into low concentrations in the central, northern, and eastern regions of the UK North Sea. Such estimates suggest lithium enrichment in oilfield brine from the Beatrice, Clymore, Gannet, Cly, Auk, and Flumar fields.