ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,434, issued on March 3, was assigned to International Battery Metals Ltd. (Houston).
"Prevention of silica fouling in geothermal brine" was invented by John L. Burba (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are systems and techniques for monitoring and controlling values of oxidation reduction potential (ORP) of brine provided to a separation system. Brine that includes valuable elements, such as lithium, may also include levels of silica and transition metals like iron that could react with oxygen to create insoluble compounds that could clog apparatus designed to remove lithium from brines. Systems and techniques of...