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 …

Solid-state nanopores/nanochannels, with their high stability, tunable geometry, and
controllable surface chemistry, have recently become an important tool for constructing …

To decarbonize our global energy system, sustainably harvesting metals from diverse
sourcewaters is essential. Membrane-based processes have recently shown great promise …

Nanofiltration (NF) membranes have been used extensively for lithium extraction
pretreatment from salt lake brine. However, the separation of lithium from divalent cations by …

Smart nanochannels can regulate ion transport behavior by external stimulus and display
precise ion selectivity in biological membrane systems, but constructing artificial membranes …

Permselective membranes are at the core of important applications and devices, that include
ion-selective electrodes, energy conversion, and separation. Here we report the potential …

Capacitive deionization for selective separation of ions is rarely reported since it relies on
the electrostatic attraction of oppositely charged ions with no capability to distinguish ions of …

The surface charge density and ζ potential of rock play an essential role in chemical
enhanced oil recovery (CEOR), but the electrochemical properties of rock surfaces are …

A key knowledge gap in the emerging field of nanofluidics concerns how the ionic
composition and ion-transport properties of a nanoconfined solution differ from those of a …

Ionic thermoelectricity in nanochannels has received increasing attention because of its
advantages, such as high Seebeck coefficient and low cost. However, most studies have …