Rapid developments in the electric industry have promoted an increasing demand for lithium
resources. Lithium in salt lake brines has emerged as the main source for industrial lithium …

Due to the abundant reserves and increasing demand, the extraction and separation of
lithium from salt-lake brines have attracted great interest worldwide. This review aims to …

A sensitive and selective colorimetric method for simultaneous detection and removal of
copper (Cu (II)) ion from contaminated water samples was developed based on the …

Critical materials (CMs) are a group of elements that have been determined to be important
for the modern economy, but which may face current or potential supply limitations. Some …

Recently, the rapid development of new energy industry has promoted a sharp increase in
the demand for lithium (Li). The adsorption method has notably contributed to the recovery of …

Achieving solute selectivity has always been a goal of membrane development studies. The
continuing growth of global consumption of scarce metals by different industries has put a …

Abstract Lithium-selective (Li+) di-hydroxy crown ethers (CEs 3a–3h) were efficiently
synthesized via intermolecular cyclization of bulky bis-epoxide with 1, 2-dihydroxybenzene …

Ligand-functionalized nanomaterials exhibit great potential for the removal of hazardous
substances from the environment and industrial wastewater. In this work, a composite …

With the increasing demand for lithium resources, recovering lithium from solid wastes (such
as spent lithium batteries, lithium-rich fly ash) has become a new source of lithium. To meet …

Metal ions (M n+) in water are considered as environmental pollutants, as industrial
impurities or as potential secondary sources for valuable metals. Increasing generation of …