Charge-transfer materials for electrochemical water desalination, ion separation and the recovery of elements

P Srimuk, X Su, J Yoon, D Aurbach… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Reversible electrochemical processes are a promising technology for energy-efficient water
treatment. Electrochemical desalination is based on the compensation of electric charge by …

Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

Fluorine‐Rich Supramolecular Nano‐Container Crosslinked Hydrogel for Lithium Extraction with Super‐High Capacity and Extreme Selectivity

L Yang, Y Tu, H Li, W Zhan, H Hu, Y Wei… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Extraction and recovery of lithium from reserves play a critical role in the sustainable
development of energy due to the explosive growth of the lithium‐battery market. However …

Prospects of metal recovery from wastewater and brine

RM DuChanois, NJ Cooper, B Lee, SK Patel… - Nature Water, 2023 - nature.com
Modern technology relies on an undisrupted supply of metals, yet many metals have limited
geological deposits. Recovering metals from wastewater and brine could augment metal …

Lithium extraction by emerging metal–organic framework‐based membranes

J Hou, H Zhang, AW Thornton, AJ Hill… - Advanced functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium is mainly extracted from brine and ores; however, current lithium mining methods
require large amounts of chemicals, discharge many wastes, and can have serious …

Faradaic electrodes open a new era for capacitive deionization

Q Li, Y Zheng, D Xiao, T Or, R Gao, Z Li… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an emerging desalination technology for effective removal
of ionic species from aqueous solutions. Compared to conventional CDI, which is based on …

Engineering Li/Na selectivity in 12-Crown-4–functionalized polymer membranes

SJ Warnock, R Sujanani, ES Zofchak… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Lithium is widely used in contemporary energy applications, but its isolation from natural
reserves is plagued by time-consuming and costly processes. While polymer membranes …

[HTML][HTML] A review of waste management approaches to maximise sustainable value of waste from the oil and gas industry and potential for the State of Qatar

M Shahbaz, N Rashid, J Saleem, H Mackey, G McKay… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, the oil and gas industry produces a large volume of waste in the form of produced
water, oil sludge, and flue gases that can pose a negative impact on environment. As such …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemical nitrogen reduction: identification and elimination of contamination in electrolyte

L Li, C Tang, D Yao, Y Zheng, SZ Qiao - ACS Energy Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Large-scale ammonia production is always one of the most critical issues in regard to
human survival and sustainable development. 1− 5 Nowadays, ammonia is industrially …

Quaternary ammonium engineered polyamide membrane with high positive charge density for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation

T Gu, R Zhang, S Zhang, B Shi, J Zhao, Z Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficient separation of Li+/Mg 2+ is the key to lithium extraction from salt lake brine.
Herein, a multi-amino quaternary ammonium salt (3, 5-dimethylhydrazide-benzyl trimethyl …