Preparation strategies of the positively charged nanofiltration membrane: a comprehensive review

L Zhang, M Hu, H Matsuyama, X Li - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration (NF) membrane with the positively charged property has received more
attention because of its extensive applications in water softening, heavy metal removal …

A review of the nanofiltration membrane for magnesium and lithium separation from salt-lake brine

L Zhang, M Hu, B He, H Pei, X Li… - Separation and Purification …, 2025 - Elsevier
Nanofiltration (NF) membrane with small pore size and charged properties has attracted
more attention recently in lithium extraction from salt-lake brine for addressing the escalating …

Solar transpiration–powered lithium extraction and storage

Y Song, S Fang, N Xu, M Wang, S Chen, J Chen, B Mi… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Lithium mining is energy intensive and environmentally costly. This is because lithium ions
are typically present in brines as a minor component mixed with physiochemically similar …

Designing Gemini‐Electrolytes for Scalable Mg2+/Li+ Separation Membranes and Modules

H Peng, Y Su, X Liu, J Li, Q Zhao - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High performance polyamide nanofiltration membranes play important roles in Mg2+/Li+
separation and Li+ extraction, but they are prepared via multiple time‐/labor demanding …

Polyethyleneimine (PEI) based positively charged thin film composite polyamide (TFC-PA) nanofiltration (NF) membranes for effective Mg2+/Li+ separation

Q Wang, Y Wang, Y Huang, H Wang, Y Gao, M Zhao… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
To effectively separate Mg 2+ and Li+ from high Mg 2+/Li+ ratio salt lake brine, positively
charged thin film composite polyamide (TFC-PA) nanofiltration (NF) membranes were …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Stability of layer-by-layer nanofiltration membranes in highly saline streams

J Chen, S Xu, CY Tang, B Hu, B Tokay, T He - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly is an essential method for the preparation of
nanofiltration (NF) membranes, offering tunable charge and pore size, high water …

Self-assembled dendrimer polyamide nanofilms with enhanced effective pore area for ion separation

B Yuan, Y Zhang, P Qi, D Yang, P Hu, S Zhao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Membrane technology using well-defined pore structure can achieve high ion purity and
recovery. However, fine-tuning the inner pore structure of the separation nanofilm to be …

Advanced Mg2+/Li+ separation nanofiltration membranes by introducing hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan as a co-monomer

T Zhang, Y Chen, Q Yu, H Sun, K Chen, H Ye… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the global demand for lithium resources has been constantly rising thanks to
the rapid development of the new energy industry. Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with …

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 …