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 …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable LiFePO4 and LiMnxFe1-xPO4 (x= 0.1–1) cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries: A systematic review from mine to chassis

A Nekahi, AK MR, X Li, S Deng, K Zaghib - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
We conducted a comprehensive literature review of LiFePO 4 (LFP) and LiMn x Fe 1-x PO 4
(x= 0.1–1)(LMFP)-based lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), focusing mostly on electric vehicles …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ion–ion selectivity of synthetic membranes with confined nanostructures

K Liu, R Epsztein, S Lin, J Qu, M Sun - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Synthetic membranes featuring confined nanostructures have emerged as a prominent
category of leading materials that can selectively separate target ions from complex water …

Seawater desalination concentrate—a new frontier for sustainable mining of valuable minerals

BA Sharkh, AA Al-Amoudi, M Farooque, CM Fellows… - npj Clean Water, 2022 - nature.com
The ocean has often been announced as a sustainable source of important materials for
civilization. Application of the same extraction processes to desalination concentrate, rather …