Raw materials for decarbonisation : the potential for lithium in the UK

Shaw, Richard; Gunn, Gus; Lusty, Paul; Rayner, Deborah; Holbrook, Henry. 2020 Raw materials for decarbonisation : the potential for lithium in the UK. British Geological Survey, 7pp. (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

Lithium is a soft, silvery-white to grey alkali metal with a metallic lustre when fresh. It is highly reactive and in air quickly tarnishes to a dull silvery-grey and then black. Its physical and chemical properties make it useful in many chemical and metallurgical applications, for example lubricating greases, ceramics and glass, aluminium production and batteries. In the UK lithium is primarily used in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries. The UK imports lithium in several forms, which include lithium carbonate, lithium oxide and lithium hydroxide. In 2017 the UK imported 1919 tonnes of lithium carbonate and a combined 324 tonnes of lithium oxide and hydroxide (Bide et al., 2019).

Item Type:	Publication - Report
Funders/Sponsors:	British Geological Survey
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.
Additional Keywords:	lithium
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	04 May 2023 16:56 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/534414

Item Type:

Publication - Report

Funders/Sponsors:

British Geological Survey

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.

Additional Keywords:

lithium

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

04 May 2023 16:56 +0 (UTC)