Lithium brine production can reduce environmental impact as compared to hard rock mining which typically requires invasive land use which can severely impact the land.
Feedstock
Unlike typical hard rock ore mining, Stardust Power uses feedstock for its facility from liquid lithium brine typically found underground.
“in almost every metric, lithium chemicals from hard rock sources are more environmentally damaging than those from brine sources,” and that “processing hard rock is a much more energy-intensive process than brine.”
Low Emissions
Stardust Power’s refining facility is engineered to produce nominal emissions than facilities powered by traditional fossil fuels and is largely electric, which is expected to reduce noise and limit carbon emissions. The Company’s carbonation process to manufacture battery-grade lithium products is a chemical conversion process. This process does not use large exothermic reactions, making Stardust Power’s facility cleaner and safer than a typical oil and gas refinery. There are no kiln or smokestacks at our facility.
Sustainable Power
The Company is committed to largely using sustainable sources of power, which are accessible in Oklahoma, including solar and wind power. By powering the facility with sustainable sources of power, we can further reduce overall emissions that are created by our facility.
Byproducts
The Company is committed to largely using sustainable sources of power, which are accessible in Oklahoma, including solar and wind power. By powering the facility with sustainable sources of power, we can further reduce overall emissions that are created by our facility.