Evaporitic technology for lithium mining from brines has been questioned for its intensive
water use, protracted duration and exclusive application to continental brines. In this …

Hypersaline brines are of growing environmental concern. While high-salinity desalination
and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) are increasingly attractive treatment options, the high salt …

Membranes offer a scalable and cost-effective approach to ion separations for lithium
recovery. In the case of salt-lake brines, however, the high feed salinity and low pH of the …

Solar desalination has shown great potential in alleviating global water scarcity. However,
the trade-off between energy efficiency and salt rejection remains a challenge, restricting its …

The sustainability in water-energy nexus is critical for human civilization as they are
inextricably interwoven. Recently, because of ever-increasing development in the industrial …

Desalination is an energy intensive process requiring adequate pre-and post-treatment. The
novelty of this paper is that it jointly reviews the technologies for pre-treatment, desalination …

In the framework of minimum liquid discharge (MLD) or zero liquid discharge (ZLD),
sustainable brine management can be achieved via appropriate hybrid treatment …

Solvent-driven separation processes can extract water and high-value minerals from high
salinity or contaminated brines, simultaneously reducing the environmental impact of brine …

While mechanical vapor compression is typically applied for the concentration of brine, new
approaches that are less costly and less energy intensive are needed to facilitate minimal …

This study sheds light on the fundamental phenomena governing temperature swing solvent
extraction (TSSE) desalination by investigating the influence of temperature on the …