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Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago

Desalination is also a good way of getting lithium right now, it's just a bit less cost effective than surface mining dried oceans currently. Maybe if sodium demand also goes up, it'll be effective to capture desalination salts for both lithium and sodium.