Direct Lithium Extraction (IMAGE) DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Caption To support a circular economy, aluminum hydroxide can extract 37 milligrams of lithium per gram of recoverable sorbent in a single step. Credit Jayanthi Kumar, Parans Paranthaman and Philip Gray/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.