the brine

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At room temperature, the solvent absorbs lithium and water from the brine.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Make the Giardiniera Mayo: In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, chopped giardiniera, and the brine.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

Current supplied to the electrode in the water chamber splits water molecules, producing hydrogen gas and negatively charged hydroxide ions that attract positively charged lithium ions in the brine, drawing them through the membrane.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

Unlike other forms of mining, lithium here is extracted not from rock, but rather from the brine water pumped from the salt flats.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

If a pickle had been out of the brine more than a day, he stuck his nose up at it.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli