Recovery of lithium from Uyuni salar brine ScienceDirect
Brine production until 2013 by Chemetall, FMC and SQM is forecast to increase by an annual rate of 4–5% per year, whereas up to a growth rate of 35% per year is expected for the lithium carbonate production from China, due to the significant expansion of the lithium battery industry (Roskill, 2009).