Gradiant’s spin-out company, alkaLi, is revolutionizing direct lithium extraction production with its EC² technology—a modular, containerized system that integrates extraction, concentration, and conversion to produce battery-grade lithium with a guaranteed 95% recovery. Designed for speed, scalability, and sustainability, EC² addresses the growing demand for critical minerals vital to electric vehicles and energy storage systems. alkaLi delivers its solutions to site developers, mineral producers, battery manufacturers and recyclers, as well as the energy sector for waste-to-energy lithium recovery from produced water.