ReviewNature2024
Lithium extraction from low-quality brines.
Review in Nature, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.
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30 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cellulose Fiber Crystallizer for Continuous Evaporative Lithium Enrichment from Low-Quality Brines.ACS ES&T water · 2026Article
- NMDG-Functionalized UiO-66 via PEI Bridging for Efficient Boron Adsorption in Salt Lake Brine.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluating Extraction of Magnesium and Lithium Compounds from Seawater Using Byproducts of Demonstration-Scale Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis.ChemSusChem · 2026Article
- Precise Control of Charge-Structure Coupling in Polyamide Membranes for Mono- and Divalent Ion Separation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- An ion-selective hydrogel pump for high-throughput solar-powered lithium extraction.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Pulsed Charging-Induced Interfacial Stabilization Enables Highly Stable Iron Phosphate Electrode for Ultrafast Electrochemical Lithium Extraction.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Bio-Inspired and Synergistic Ion Transport: Advancing the Frontiers of Lithium Extraction From Complex Aqueous Sources.ChemPlusChem · 2026Review
- Electrochemically tailored ion-trapping nanoarchitectures in COF membranes for selective monovalent/divalent ion sieving.Science advances · 2026Article
- Synthesis of ZIF-62 Glass and Solid-state Lithium Superconductor Composite Membranes for Electrodialytic Lithium Extraction.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Surface Spin-State Manipulation via a Strong Electronegative Ligand Field Enables Direct Regeneration of Spent Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Li-air chemistry inspired electrodialysis for direct lithium carbonate production from seawater.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Achieving Near-Lossless Adsorption Capacity via Hierarchical All-Fibrous Strategy for Efficient Lithium Extraction.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Electrode-free bioelectrochemical intercalation for scalable lithium recovery.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Forward Osmosis Technology and Its Application Progress.Membranes · 2026Review
- Engineering Crystalline Frameworks into Porous Liquids to Fabricate Graphene Oxide/Porous Liquid Membranes for Efficient LiNature communications · 2026Article
- A dual membrane-adsorption evaporator for solar-powered lithium extraction from complex brines.Science advances · 2026Article
- Energy-Efficient Seawater Lithium Extraction via a Reversible Redox-Hydrogen Coupled System.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Reconstructed Polyamide Nanolayers via Two-Stage Interfacial Polymerization Engineering for Precise Ion Sieving.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Hygroscopicity-driven spontaneous sustainable direct lithium extraction.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Activating Lithium Titanate for High-Performance and Stable Electrochemical Direct Lithium Extraction.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
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Abstract
In the quest for environmental sustainability, the rising demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies has substantially increased the need for efficient lithium extraction methods. Traditional lithium production, relying on geographically concentrated hard-rock ores and salar brines, is associated with considerable energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, groundwater depletion and land disturbance, thereby posing notable environmental and supply chain challenges. On the other hand, low-quality brines-such as those found in sedimentary waters, geothermal fluids, oilfield-produced waters, seawater and some salar brines and salt lakes-hold large potential owing to their extensive reserves and widespread geographical distribution. However, extracting lithium from these sources presents technical challenges owing to low lithium concentrations and high magnesium-to-lithium ratios. This Review explores the latest advances and continuing challenges in lithium extraction from these demanding yet promising sources, covering a variety of methods, including precipitation, solvent extraction, sorption, membrane-based separation and electrochemical-based separation. Furthermore, we share perspectives on the future development of lithium extraction technologies, framed within the basic principles of separation processes. The aim is to encourage the development of innovative extraction methods capable of making use of the substantial potential of low-quality brines.
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