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ArticleScience advances2025

One-step separation of lithium from natural ores in seconds.

Shichen Xu, Justin Sharp, Alex Lathem, Qiming Liu, Lucas Eddy, Weiqiang Chen, Karla J Silva, Shihui Chen, Bowen Li, Tengda Si and 7 more

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Shichen XuDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-2818-3011
Justin SharpDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-5189-6824
Alex LathemDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1625-0031
Qiming LiuDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5839-5453
Lucas EddyDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8189-0081
Weiqiang ChenDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5355-6710
Karla J SilvaDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4668-1409
Shihui ChenDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.
Bowen LiDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4359-1712
Tengda SiDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-6551-1001
Jaeho ShinDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.
Chi Hun ChoiDepartment of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8203-0788
Yimo HanDepartment of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0563-4611
Kai GongDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5884-4607
Boris I YakobsonDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8369-3567
Yufeng ZhaoDepartment of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7644-5407
James M TourDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8479-9328

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Abstract

Lithium (Li), the lowest-density metal, is an optimal element in most battery designs. With the increasing demand for Li, metallurgical techniques using excess acid leaching of mineral ores are common. However, these techniques are limited by multistep processes with adverse environmental impacts caused by secondary waste streams. Here, we show a one-step, acid-free, and alkali-free extraction process for Li from mineral ores with an initial Li content of only 4.8%. By applying flash Joule heating to α-spodumene under an atmosphere of Cl

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