High Recovery Rate
Our most recent testing conducted in June 2023 has demonstrated that when fully implemented, our MDLE system can extract lithium returns up to 95%.
Modularity & Mobility
IBAT’s is the world’s first modular direct lithium extraction (MDLE) plant to be successfully designed, built, and deployed at commercial scale. Fabrication can be started and finished within months, then transported and assembled at the brine site, making it the ultimate mobile solution.
Fast Time to Market
Traditional lithium extraction plants commonly take up to three years to construct. IBAT’s modular plant design allows us to go from contract agreement to startup in 12 to 18 months.
Low Operating & Capital Costs
Our speed to market and unique engineering design, paired with our novel process, lead to a lithium extraction operation that costs much less what it takes to run a traditional plant.
Environmental Advantages
Our unique approach safeguards the environment from damage caused by lithium extraction activities. It uses no processing chemicals, generates no waste byproducts, and creates no evaporation ponds or salt pits. Our plant is also designed to leave little trace after decommissioning.
As for one of the largest concerns over lithium mining–water usage–the IBAT system allows for the recycling of 94% of process water.
