READ ME File For 'Dataset for Novel Method of Lithium Production from Brines Combining Battery Material and Sodium Sulfite as a Cheap and Environmentally Friendly Reducing Agent' Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D1235 ReadMe Author: Sara Pérez Rodríguez, University of Southampton This dataset supports the publication: AUTHORS: Sara Pérez-Rodríguez, James Andy Milton, and Nuria Garcia-Araez TITLE: Novel Method of Lithium Production from Brines Combining Battery Material and Sodium Sulfite as a Cheap and Environmentally Friendly Reducing Agent JOURNAL: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering PAPER DOI IF KNOWN: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07072 This dataset contains: The figures are as follows: Fig. 2 XRD patterns of the LixFePO4 solid powders obtained from the reaction product of 0.375 M FePO4 + 0.75 M Li2SO4 + 1.5 M Na2S2O3 or Na2SO3 after 1 h of reaction time. Fig. 3 First charge (delithiation) curves of LixFePO4 electrodes obtained from the reaction product of 0.375 M FePO4 mixed with 0.75 M Li2SO4 and 1.5 M Na2SO3 with different reaction times. Fig. 4a First charge curves of LixFePO4 electrodes obtained from the reaction product of 0.375 M FePO4 mixed with 0.75 M Li2SO4 and 1.5 M Na2S2O3 or Na2SO3 for 24 h of reaction time. Fig. 4b First discharge and second charge (b) curves of LixFePO4 electrodes obtained from the reaction product of 0.375 M FePO4 mixed with 0.75 M Li2SO4 and 1.5 M Na2S2O3 or Na2SO3 for 24 h of reaction time. Fig. 5 XRD patterns of the LixFePO4 solid powder obtained from the reaction of FePO4 in brines with 0.3 M Na2SO3 after 24 h of reaction. Fig. 6a First charge curves of LixFePO4 electrodes obtained from the reaction of FePO4 in brines with 0.3 M Na2SO3 after 24 h of reaction. Fig. 6b First discharge and second charge (b) curves of LixFePO4 electrodes obtained from the reaction of FePO4 in brines with 0.3 M Na2SO3 after 24 h of reaction. Date of data collection: 02/07/2018 to 25/11/2019 Information about geographic location of data collection: Southampton, UK Licence: CC BY Related projects: A highly versatile selective approach for lithium production by the Royal Society (IC170232), EPSRC (EP/N024303/1) Date that the file was created: March, 2020