Brine, in the form of seawater, salt lakes and geothermal water, holds massive amounts of
valuable minerals. Among the variety of metallic and non-metallic elements that are …

The worldwide demand for lithium has greatly increased with the rapid development of
industries especially for lithium-ion battery. As the global potential resource, salt-lake brine …

Over the past few decades, the demand for lithium resources has increased significantly with
the rapid development and extensive application of lithium-ion batteries. Extracting lithium …

Interests on lithium extraction from the Chinese salt-lake brines have regained momentum
due to the growing demand of lithium for application in electric vehicles. Characterized by a …

Lithium production has become increasingly critical for sustainable development. The
extraction of lithium from aqueous sources, particularly salt-lake brine, has become a trend …

It is predicted that the continuously increasing demand for the energy-critical element of
lithium will soon exceed its availability, rendering it a geopolitically significant resource. The …

Membrane separation properties are constrained by a tradeoff relationship between
permeability and selectivity. This tradeoff relationship has been well established for gas …

Selective removal or enrichment of targeted solutes including micropollutants, valuable
elements, and mineral scalants from complex aqueous matrices is both challenging and …

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 …

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 …