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WILMINGTON, Mass., June 25, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Koch Separation Solutions (KSS) announced today the acquisition of LIONEX

technology from Chemionex Inc. The acquisition serves as the foundation for the

launch of their Li-PRO(TM) process featuring a proprietary global solution for

Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE).

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"The launch of the Li-PRO process, coupled with the broader EPC capabilities of

our parent, Koch Engineered Solutions, will deliver complete end-to-end

solutions for DLE customers," said Manny Singh, President of KSS.

The Li-PRO(TM) process is an optimized DLE process configuration combining

specialized lithium selective extraction media and leading KSS equipment

including robust PURON(R) membrane-based pretreatment, Recoflo(R) packed bed

lithium extraction, Recoflo softening, and high-recovery reverse osmosis (RO)

concentration operations to generate a purified lithium chloride solution. The

solution is geared towards customers seeking an optimized solution to

developing lithium battery materials to keep up with the growing demand for

lithium batteries, primarily in electric vehicles.

"The innovative and patent-pending aspects of the Li-PRO solution will be

synergistic with KSS' world-class capabilities in ion exchange and sorptive

technologies, membrane filtration, and thermal separations. This combination

will deliver superior lithium recovery and purity, chemical consumption, water

efficiency, and simplified system configurations, optimizing CAPEX and OPEX to

lithium producers," said Singh.

KSS will offer the Li-PRO process as a complete offering or as standalone

separation processes, depending on customers' unique needs. Their team will

initially engage developers in a piloting phase to refine the process design of

each step, and work collaboratively to implement small to large-scale

operations at optimized performance specifications.

For more information on KSS lithium extraction capabilities, please contact

getinfo@kochsep.com.

About Koch Separation Solutions

Koch Separation Solutions (KSS) is transforming the landscape of separations by

leveraging synergistic technology such as membrane filtration, ion exchange,

evaporation, and drying. With over half a century worth of experience, KSS

offers solutions for the most demanding applications across food and beverage,

life science, and general industrial markets. KSS aims to create more value to

their customers around the world by offering complete solutions to recover

high-value product, eliminate waste, reduce footprint, increase productivity,

and lower costs. KSS is a Koch Engineered Solutions company. More information

is available at www.kochseparation.com

Contact: Emily Rogers

Email: Emily.rogers@kochsep.com

SOURCE: Koch Separation Solutions