{"id":10410,"date":"2024-07-25T08:23:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/?p=10387"},"modified":"2025-08-18T05:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:14:07","slug":"gradiant-and-alkali-are-uniquely-positioned-to-be-a-leader-in-lithium-brine-projects-global-water-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/ko\/external-media\/gradiant-and-alkali-are-uniquely-positioned-to-be-a-leader-in-lithium-brine-projects-global-water-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"\uadf8\ub77c\ub514\uc5b8\ud2b8\uc640 \uc54c\uce74\ub77c\uc774, \ub9ac\ud2ac \uc5fc\uc218 \ud504\ub85c\uc81d\ud2b8\uc758 \uc120\ub450\uc8fc\uc790\ub85c \ub3c5\ubcf4\uc801 \uc785\uc9c0 \uad6c\ucd95 | Global Water Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10410\" class=\"elementor elementor-10410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6be08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef6be08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2071d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2071d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>After several years as an innovator in lithium production, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/ko\/\">Gradiant<\/a> announced the launch of a new business &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/ko\/alkali\/\">alkaLi<\/a>. This business will be focused on working with junior and major lithium producers to improve the reliability and sustainability of their lithium production operations. Prakash Govindan, Gradiant\u2019s COO, met with GWI recently to discuss the background behind the decision to expand Gradiant\u2019s focus on the entire lithium brine production flow sheet.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>On Gradiant\u2019s Core Competencies in Water Treatment <\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cVery much part of the proprietary know-how for Gradiant and why we can develop an end-to-end solution is the pretreatment piece,\u201d Gradiant COO Prakash Govindan told GWI. \u201cEach of the components of Extract, Concentrate, and Convert (EC2) is used in water treatment operations, so we can leverage our legacy of innovation and engineering expertise to optimize the whole DLE process.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>On alkaLi\u2019s Plans for Growth in Lithium Brine Production<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cWe have written a series of patents in combining the different techniques to maximize lithium recovery and minimize cost and energy consumption,\u201d said Govindan. \u201cWe can use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/ko\/%ea%b8%b0%ec%88%a0\/%ec%8a%a4%eb%a7%88%ed%8a%b8%ec%98%b5%ec%8a%a4-ai\/\">AI Smart Ops<\/a> \u00a0solution to combine them synergistically to tap into the advantages of each DLE type.\u201d The technology portfolio includes proprietary ion exchange resins, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/ko\/%ea%b8%b0%ec%88%a0\/%eb%a1%9c-%ec%9d%b8%ed%94%bc%eb%8b%88%ed%8b%b0\/\">CFRO<\/a>, and downstream crystallization unit operations, to create the industry\u2019s only all-in-one solution engineered to extract, concentrate, and convert battery-grade lithium.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\uc804\uccb4 \uae30\uc0ac \uc77d\uae30 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwaterintel.com\/articles\/lithium-from-brine-projects-defy-price-drops-to-keep-water-market-engaged\">here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdb21af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdb21af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After several years as an innovator in lithium production, Gradiant announced the launch of a new business &#8211; alkaLi. 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