AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Austin-based Caprock Direct Lithium Extraction (Caprock DLE) announced that it has exclusively licensed, for use in the oil and gas industry, a polymer-based lithium extraction technology co-owned by Texas Tech University and Caprock DLE CEO Jonathan Grammer. The technology was developed through research at Texas Tech focused on extracting lithium from oil and gas produced-water streams. In 2024, Caprock DLE began funding Texas Tech research into lithium separati