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ReviewNpj materials sustainability2025

Lithium resources and novel strategies for their extraction and purification.

Fangshuai Wu, Karthik R Shivakumar, Kurt O Konhauser, Daniel S Alessi

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Review in Npj materials sustainability, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Fangshuai WuDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada.
Karthik R ShivakumarDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada.
Kurt O KonhauserDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada.
Daniel S AlessiDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The demand for lithium (Li) for batteries has risen sharply. This review discusses Li resources (igneous rocks, clays, brines), production methods, and Li recycling from spent batteries. We highlight direct lithium extraction (DLE) techniques, focusing on lithium manganese oxides (LMOs). As challenges like sorbent degradation continue to be problematic, doping, surface coating, and the use of composites are explored as strategies to enhance LMO performance for sustainable Li production.

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Chemical engineeringChemistryEngineeringEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental sciencesGreen chemistryMaterials chemistryMaterials scienceNanoscale materialsNanoscience and technologyTechniques and instrumentation

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PMID40969618
PMCPMC12440810

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