Processes for recovering lithium values from lithium-containing brines
US-12570537-B2 · Mar 10, 2026 · US
Preparation by working up brines; seawater or spent lyes
Preparation by working up brines; seawater or spent lyes · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | C01D3/06 |
| Official title | Preparation by working up brines; seawater or spent lyes |
| Display label | Preparation by working up brines; seawater or spent lyes |
| Total patents | 51 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Process for producing salt from waste aqueous streams of organic peroxides production
US-12297118-B2 · May 13, 2025 · US
Mineral recovery enhanced desalination (MRED) process for desalination and recovery of commodity minerals
US-12227441-B2 · Feb 18, 2025 · US
Method, system, and devices for water, organics, and/or mineral recovery
US-2024416256-A1 · Dec 19, 2024 · US
Processes for recovering lithium values from lithium-containing brines
US-2024375972-A1 · Nov 14, 2024 · US
Methods for extracting lithium from brines
US-2024336491-A1 · Oct 10, 2024 · US
Mineralization method of calcium chloride-type from lithium-containing salt lake brine by evaporation and brine mixing
US-2024262704-A1 · Aug 8, 2024 · US
Mineral recovery from concentrated brines
US-12011680-B2 · Jun 18, 2024 · US
Salt production via hydrohalite decomposition
US-11932551-B2 · Mar 19, 2024 · US
Simultaneous CO2 Capture, Mineralization, and Lithium and Other Metal Extraction from Brine
US-2023382754-A1 · Nov 30, 2023 · US
Methods and systems for enhancing cooling pond performance and salt production in a solution mining operation
US-11806638-B2 · Nov 7, 2023 · US
Brine purification process
US-11802060-B2 · Oct 31, 2023 · US
Method for separating iron element in brine and application thereof
US-2023212027-A1 · Jul 6, 2023 · US
Method for co-producing iodine and salt
US-2023069167-A1 · Mar 2, 2023 · US
Mineral recovery from concentrated brines
US-2022249983-A1 · Aug 11, 2022 · US
Brine management system for achieving zero liquid discharge
US-2022127165-A1 · Apr 28, 2022 · US
Process for producing salt from waste aqueous streams of organic peroxides production
US-2022081307-A1 · Mar 17, 2022 · US
Methods and systems for enhancing cooling pond performance and salt production in a solution mining operation
US-2021402316-A1 · Dec 30, 2021 · US
Method for softening lithium brine using nanofiltration
US-11203542-B2 · Dec 21, 2021 · US
Mineral Recovery Enhanced Desalination (MRED) Process for Desalination and Recovery of Commodity Minerals
US-2021317026-A1 · Oct 14, 2021 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC C01D3/06?
- CPC C01D3/06 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Preparation by working up brines; seawater or spent lyes.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC C01D3/06 (Preparation by working up brines; seawater or spent lyes)?
- Our database includes 51 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC C01D3/06 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 6 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).