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Great Salt Lake Series Post 3: Mechanical Completion & Commissioning In September we hit two significant milestones at the pilot: mechanical completion and the start of commissioning! ?? The mechanical completion phase included installing all the Flash containers, ancillary tanks and equipment, pipe fitting, and electrical wiring to connect everything together. With that done, we’ve now moved into commissioning. Commissioning involves circulating water, pressure testing, automation testing, emergency shutdown protocol, and calibrating all meters to ensure everything operates safely and smoothly. Fun fact: This pilot is a 100% temporary installation! Once operations are complete, all structures will be removed, and the site will be restored to its original state. Next up: Lake brine commissioning! ?? Shout out to the Lilac crew in these photos including Katie Winn, Kyle Watson, Colin Kolbus, Suchin Patel, Spencer Hutchins, and Phil Cafaro! #lithium #criticalminerals #batterymaterials #electricvehicles

Meet David Snydacker from Lilac Solutions discussing ‘IX in Action: First Look at Gen4 Results’ at the Direct Lithium Extraction USA 2024 Exhibition and Conference in Los Angeles, California on December 2 – 3. Join them and others at https://lnkd.in/dH6d-ReB

Today at Benchmark Week 2024, Lilac CEO Raef Sully takes the stage as part of the Critical Mineral Symposium at 2 PM on the Garden Stage. Raef will share an inside look at building and commissioning a #lithium extraction pilot in the U.S. and working with tough brine chemistry. Don't miss it!

Happy Halloweeeeeeeen!???? Our Oakland team flexed their creativity including pumpkin carving skills and some serious Heavy Metals.?? Shout out to Jasmine Rippey, Morgan Dumm, Hernan Perez, Colin Kolbus, Madeline C., Venkatganesh Subramanian, Daniel Breach.

Lilac is honored to be featured in Positive Sum, Emerson Collective's magazine showcasing trailblazers shaping a more sustainable future. Our innovative lithium extraction process not only reduces land and water use but also strengthens the EV supply chain as we move away from fossil fuels. Grateful to be recognized alongside other forward-thinking companies making a positive global impact.??

? New Blog Post ? Direct Lithium Extraction (#DLE) technology has been through several hype cycles, and skepticism is understandably high. Overcoming the technical challenges of brine impurities and low lithium concentrations has been a tough hurdle to surmount despite decades of work with conventional LDH adsorbents. In our latest blog post, David Snydacker, Lilac President and CTO, digs into the materials engineering literature to uncover the intrinsic limits of LDH adsorbents and highlights a new path forward using ion exchange (IX) technology. #lithiumextraction #ionexchange #evbatteries #criticalminerals https://lnkd.in/eDApFFNB

It's nice to be in print! Thanks to Emerson Collective for including Lilac as a feature company in this year's #PositiveSum magazine. Proud to stand alongside impressive peers who are tackling big challenges and creating positive change in the world: Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Midi Health, Homebase, Kerecis, The Atlantic, Equal Justice Initiative ??

Happy Monday! ?? Feels like a good day to unpack “cycle life” in the context of direct lithium extraction (DLE). It’s actually pretty similar to a battery: lithium ions are repeatedly moved in and out of a material, causing gradual wear and degradation over time. How long it takes to reach the end of useful life of that material = cycle life. For DLE, instead of the lithium ions moving in and out of anodes and cathodes, they move in and out of the DLE material to separate them from the brine from whence they came. Cycle life was historically the big challenge for applying ion exchange tech to lithium extraction, and for a long time folks just couldn’t get it past about ten cycles. Solving the issue of durability is one of the core advancements that Lilac has made for ion exchange, enabling this highly effective technology to be used economically for lithium extraction. ?? Our ion exchange material stands out with a durability exceeding 3,000 cycles—over a year of continuous operation—resulting in significantly lower operating expenses. In the end, cycle life really comes down to operating expenses—how much lithium can be extracted before the material needs to be replaced? Cycle life numbers are not apples-to-apples across DLE technologies, so ask your DLE tech provider about replacement frequency and lithium uptake from a batch of material. ?? Download our white paper to discover more about our modern approach to lithium extraction! https://bit.ly/4bbb0Cq

Today at Lilac Solutions we had the opportunity to work on a project for Letters of Love ??, an organization that offers emotional support to children facing serious illnesses through personalized hand-crafted letters. It was truly inspiring to collaborate as a team on this impactful initiative. Plus, discovering the hidden artistic talents within our Lilac team was a delightful surprise! ?? #Teamwork #MeaningfulProjects #ArtisticTalents #lettersoflove

?? Proud to Be Among the Selected! ?? Lilac is proud to have been selected as one of only 8 companies from an initial group of 30 to support ENAMI Empresa Nacional de Minería in testing new methods for lithium extraction at the Salares Altoandinos project in Chile. This opportunity reinforces our belief that Lilac's ion exchange technology for DLE is among the best in the industry. Lilac IX provides a modern approach to lithium production, delivering higher lithium recovery at lower cost and superior product quality, enabling producers to make the most of their resources. We commend ENAMI for exploring new methods of lithium extraction that minimize environmental impact and for helping to advance DLE for the industry. We look forward to demonstrating the capabilities of our technology and contributing to a new chapter in lithium extraction in Chile. We can’t wait to receive our brine tote at headquarters and get to work! Woo! #DLETechnology #EfficientLithium #lithium #LithiumExtraction #criticalminerals https://lnkd.in/e4rFyHWY