https://www.gea.com/en/binaries/lithium-battery-material-drying-spray-gea_tcm11-34880.pdf
Beginning with the initial concentration of lithium chloride or
lithium sulfate from the raw material (brine or spodumene), GEA delivers the technology that brings upstream processes to completion. The product produced, battery-grade lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide, can then move on to midstream production.
The flow chart on the right highlights our upstream capabilities, with the blue boxes showing where GEA processes are utilized. Our evaporation, crystallization and fluid bed drying technologies can be tailored to produce one or more of the lithium salts as well as their by-products, including sodium or Glauber’s salts, and lithium chloride for alloy applications. And we have a team of experts that will work with you during every step of the process.
https://www.gea.com/en/news/corporate/2018/equipment-lithium-production-australia.jsp
https://www.gea.com/en/news/trade-p...logies-all-process-steps-lithium-recovery.jsp
If European Battery Alliance wants independence from China in chemical production then it will need to get into lithium hydroxide production .
Vulcan Energy will not be able to meet all of the demand.
GEA have the expertise and experience to deliver to BASF or a major company wanting to develop lithium hydroxide,.
The answer to your question is the input will start with lithium sulfate.
EU then does not have to deal with the waste tailings or carbon emissions produced in supplying the end product.
GREEN perception .
Those Canadian results will be the key to unlock AVZ massive potential should an off take for lithium sulfate occur in Europe.
Hence the interest from Fortescue Future Investments.
ALL IMO
