Saad Dara and Francisco Velasco of Mangrove Lithium | Streamlining Lithium Production for EV Ep.89
Production of high-quality lithium presents a complex problem. Sourcing lithium is difficult and making high-purity lithium is costly. Lithium is sourced from recycling of lithium-ion batteries or extracting it from a brine solution previously introduced into hard rock. The extracted material is called lithium chloride or lithium sulfate, and processing it into the final product - lithium hydroxide or lithium carbonate for battery production - is where Mangrove Lithium comes in.
Saad Dara is an engineer, electrochemist and CEO and co-founder of Mangrove Lithium, based in Vancouver. His focus…
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