High-energy batteries: beyond lithium-ion and their long road to commercialisation

Y Gao, Z Pan, J Sun, Z Liu, J Wang - Nano-micro letters, 2022 - Springer
Rechargeable batteries of high energy density and overall performance are becoming a
critically important technology in the rapidly changing society of the twenty-first century …

Sustainable seawater desalination: Current status, environmental implications and future expectations

M Ayaz, MA Namazi, MA ud Din, MIM Ershath… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Desalination is the process of making the saltwater of the Earth's oceans drinkable and
could be a solution to droughts, especially in warmer and drier regions. However, the …

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 …

On the history and future of 100% renewable energy systems research

C Breyer, S Khalili, D Bogdanov, M Ram… - IEEe …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Research on 100% renewable energy systems is a relatively recent phenomenon. It was
initiated in the mid-1970s, catalyzed by skyrocketing oil prices. Since the mid-2000s, it has …

Reduced Lattice Constant in Al‐Doped LiMn2O4 Nanoparticles for Boosted Electrochemical Lithium Extraction

G Tan, S Wan, JJ Chen, HQ Yu, Y Yu - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Extracting lithium selectively and efficiently from brine sources is crucial for addressing
energy and environmental challenges. The electrochemical system employing LiMn2O4 …

Selective Extraction of Transition Metals from Spent LiNixCoyMn1−xyO2 Cathode via Regulation of Coordination Environment

X Chang, M Fan, CF Gu, WH He… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The complexity of chemical compounds in lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) results in great
difficulties in the extraction of multiple transition metals, which have similar physicochemical …

Flash recycling of graphite anodes

W Chen, RV Salvatierra, JT Li, C Kittrell… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ever‐increasing production of commercial lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) will result in a
staggering accumulation of waste when they reach their end of life. A closed‐loop solution …

Uranium and lithium extraction from seawater: challenges and opportunities for a sustainable energy future

YJ Lim, K Goh, A Goto, Y Zhao, R Wang - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Amid the global call for decarbonization efforts, uranium and lithium are two important metal
resources critical for securing a sustainable energy future. Extraction of uranium and lithium …

Nanofiltration membrane with crown ether as exclusive Li+ transport channels achieving efficient extraction of lithium from salt lake brine

H Li, Y Wang, T Li, XK Ren, J Wang, Z Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lithium extraction from salt lake brines with high Mg 2+/Li+ ratios represents an effective
alternative for tackling the scarcity of lithium resources. In this work, nanofiltration (NF) …

Lithium recovery using electrochemical technologies: Advances and challenges

L Wu, C Zhang, S Kim, TA Hatton, H Mo, TD Waite - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Driven by the electric-vehicle revolution, a sharp increase in lithium (Li) demand as a result
of the need to produce Li-ion batteries is expected in coming years. To enable a sustainable …