Advances and promotion strategies of membrane-based methods for extracting lithium from brine

Y Zhang, D Yu, C Jia, L Sun, A Tong, Y Wang, Y Wang… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The importance of lithium resources has gradually increased with the research and
promotion of lithium batteries. Lithium extraction from salt lake has become a major trend …

Nanofiltration membrane for enhancement in lithium recovery from salt-lake brine: A review

H Wen, Z Liu, J Xu, JP Chen - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Lithium recovery from salt-lake brines is experiencing increasing demands due to rapid
growth in the manufacture of electric vehicles and electronics products. The development of …

Solar-driven membrane separation for direct lithium extraction from artificial salt-lake brine

S Zhang, X Wei, X Cao, M Peng, M Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The demand for lithium extraction from salt-lake brines is increasing to address the lithium
supply shortage. Nanofiltration separation technology with high Mg2+/Li+ separation …

Multipass nanofiltration for lithium separation with high selectivity and recovery

R Wang, R Alghanayem, S Lin - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanofiltration (NF) is a promising and sustainable process to extract Li+ from brine lakes
with high Mg2+/Li+ mass ratios. However, a trade-off between Li/Mg selectivity and Li …

Sustainable lithium recovery from hypersaline salt-lakes by selective electrodialysis: Transport and thermodynamics

ZH Foo, JB Thomas, SM Heath, JA Garcia… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Evaporative technology for lithium mining from salt-lakes exacerbates freshwater scarcity
and wetland destruction, and suffers from protracted production cycles. Electrodialysis (ED) …

Quantifying uncertainty in nanofiltration transport models for enhanced metals recovery

D Rehman, F Sheriff, JH Lienhard - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
To decarbonize our global energy system, sustainably harvesting metals from diverse
sourcewaters is essential. Membrane-based processes have recently shown great promise …

Adsorbents for lithium extraction from salt lake brine with high magnesium/lithium ratio: From structure-performance relationship to industrial applications

L Zhang, T Zhang, S Lv, S Song, HJO Galván… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Driven by technology advancement and wide application of lithium, the market demand for
lithium is skyrocketing. To enable the sustainable supply of lithium, it is strongly desirable to …

Physics-informed deep learning for multi-species membrane separations

D Rehman, JH Lienhard - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional continuum models for ion transport across polyamide membranes require
solving partial differential equations (PDEs). These models typically introduce a host of …

The hidden role of the dielectric effect in nanofiltration: a novel perspective to unravel new ion separation mechanisms

X Zhai, S Lin, X Li, Z Wang - Environmental Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanofiltration (NF) membranes play a critical role in separation processes, necessitating an
in-depth understanding of their selective mechanisms. Existing NF models predominantly …

Direct recovery of high-purity lithium via nanofiltration membranes from leaching solution of spent lithium batteries

S He, Q Zuo, H Shi, Z Geng, C Liu, L Ding, X Li… - Resources …, 2024 - Elsevier
The recycling of spent ternary lithium batteries (T-LIBs) promises scarce strategic resource
recovery, however, efficient and selective recovery of Li+ from T-LIBs leaching solution with …