April 2, 2025
Journal Article

Flow-gel approach enables rapid extraction of pure magnesium phase from seawater

Abstract

Current methods for separating critical materials from feedstock solutions remain energy- and atom-intensive. We demonstrate the rapid extraction of a pure magnesium phase from seawater via precipitation with sodium hydroxide in a flow-gel device. Our approach is scalable, applicable in high-throughput, and does not rely on specialty chemicals.

Published: April 2, 2025

Citation

Butreddy P., A.J. Ritchhart, Q. Wang, H.M. Job, M.L. Sushko, J. Chun, and E. Nakouzi. 2024. Flow-gel approach enables rapid extraction of pure magnesium phase from seawater. Chemical Communications 60, no. 93:13718-13721. PNNL-SA-203387. doi:10.1039/D4CC04711G