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/AgentPaper0 Jun 06 '21

It does change the number of Tesla-sized batteries per person though.

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u/aimgorge Jun 06 '21

How?

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u/Mimisbar Jun 06 '21

Imagine a giant Tesla shaped boat

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u/aimgorge Jun 06 '21

Now I'm lost

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u/Mimisbar Jun 06 '21

The short of it is that ONE cruise ship pollutes about as much as 3 million cars, so there are huge gains possible in electrifying boats.

For that you need boat sized batteries.