GERMANY
Neptune Energy Field Pilot
Lilac IX Generation
Gen 4
Target Completion
2025
Lilac Solutions
Lithium extraction technology for any brine, anywhere.
Made for the electric now.
Lilac is a leading technology provider of commercially ready ion exchange (IX) solutions that unlock faster, cheaper, and cleaner production to meet lithium needs now, not later.
Our unique materials, engineering, and partnership approach uniquely position us to design and deliver commercial solutions across various lithium sources.
Technology
Technology
IX technology that actually works.
Nearly a decade in the making, our proprietary advances in materials and process engineering turn ion exchange technology into a powerful solution for lithium production.
We’ve developed and patented novel IX materials, equipment configurations, and flowsheets to ensure our technology overcomes historical cost limitations of the IX category. Lilac IX matches the promise of IX performance with durability and affordability.
Download our latest white paper to learn how Lilac works effectively across brine types and complexities.
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Modern and clean extraction
Improve public acceptance with Lilac’s modern, closed-loop approach, minimizing land disturbance and sharply reducing freshwater consumption.
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Access to new and untapped sources
Enable local production of lithium with technology that works with high-grade, low-grade, and complex brines, applicable to both traditional and unconventional brine resources.
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Affordable lithium production
Produce high-purity lithium products at first and second-quartile costs regardless of brine complexity or grade.
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Supply chain security
Strengthen your supply chain against market interference with materials and technology designed, engineered, and manufactured in the United States.
Our Results
Battery-grade, field tested.
We have spent years maturing our technology from lab bench to demonstration scale, often in extreme environments, solving challenges and driving down costs along the way. The result is a derisked solution ready to reliably produce high-purity lithium products at commercial volumes.
- 10
- Acres
- 2 – 20
- m3/tonne LCE freshwater consumption
- 20−5,000
- mg/L lithium content
- 0 – 1
- mg/L Boron in raw eluate
Featured Project
Featured Project
Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake resource represents perhaps the ultimate proving ground for direct lithium extraction, featuring a highly saturated brine with a lithium grade 30x lower than the Atacama in a sensitive environment. Despite this, Lilac’s technology delivers investment-worthy OPEX without the need for evaporation ponds.
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Average lithium grade65 mg/L
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Magnesium to lithium ratio150:1
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Economic lithium recovery90%
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Ultimate production20,000 tpa
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First lithium carbonate2027
Select Projects
ARGENTINA
Jujuy Demonstration
Lithium grade:
324
mg/L
Lilac IX Generation
Gen 4
Completed
2025
CHILE
Atacama Field Pilot
Lithium grade:
2,200
mg/L
Lilac IX Generation
Gen 2
Completed
2024
ARGENTINA
Kachi Demonstration
Lithium grade:
206
mg/L
Lilac IX Generation
Gen 2
Completed
2023
Our Approach
Our Approach
A collaborative approach focused on delivering real results.
Our outcome-focused approach helps customers quickly build project confidence while derisking economics and engineering. We work with customers through each stage of the journey and are flexible to a variety of commercial structures.
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Mini-piloting
Establish key parameters and create line-of-sight to project via lab testing.
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Field Piloting & Demonstration Plants
Confirm performance to obtain permits, finalize engineering, and secure financing.
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Commercial IX Systems
Flexible design and supply agreements via license or equivalent.