DuPont’s lithium extraction team wins sustainability award

DuPont's lithium extraction team has been awarded the title of Sustainability Squad in the Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Sustainability Awards. The accolade was given for their development and commercialization of direct lithium extraction technologies. This recognition highlights the efforts of a team comprising research and development, technical service, commercial strategy, and marketing personnel.

In July 2026, DuPont launched a comprehensive direct lithium extraction portfolio, featuring over 20 products across various technologies. These technologies are aimed at tackling lithium brine resources worldwide. The portfolio consists of lithium-selective sorbents, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes, and ion exchange resins.

Customers have the flexibility to utilize these solutions in their entirety or choose individual technologies based on their process requirements and brine compositions. Throughout the past year, the team has supported customer pilots and projects in key lithium-producing regions. Their responsibilities have included testing, process modeling, piloting support, and application expertise, aiming to convert laboratory innovation into commercial solutions.

Dr. Martin Deetz, Senior R&D Laureate at DuPont Water Solutions, emphasized the team's dedication and the collaboration with industry partners in bringing DuPont’s direct lithium extraction technologies to market. The growing demand for lithium production has driven producers to seek advanced technologies capable of recovering lithium from diverse brine resources.

DuPont’s portfolio is designed to assist customers in evaluating and implementing suitable solutions for their specific process requirements, playing a pivotal role in the development of lithium supply chains for electric vehicles and energy storage systems.