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NETL Report: Produced Water From Appalachian Hydraulic Fracturing Can Be Source for Lithium Used in Battery Production
May 07, 2024
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news:

Produced water that returns to the surface as wastewater after oil and gas hydraulic fracturing processes in parts of Appalachia can be a source of lithium, a valuable chemical element used in consumer products, according to an important new report from NETL.

Lithium is used in rechargeable batteries for products from mobile p . . .

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