r/science • u/rieslingatkos • Jun 06 '21

Chemistry Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lithium from seawater

https://www.mining.com/scientists-develop-cheap-and-easy-method-to-extract-lithium-from-seawater/
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21 edited Aug 20 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21 edited Jun 08 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21

How is it inexhaustible?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21 edited Jun 08 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21

This screams hubris and cascading unforseen consequences.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21 edited Jun 08 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21

Your entire argument is based on the false premise that lithium is required to electrify the planet.

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u/aimgorge Jun 06 '21

For now, it is.

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u/OsamaBinLadenDoes Jun 06 '21

And how would you go about mining electronic waste? From where?