Activating Lithium Titanate for High-Performance and Stable Electrochemical Direct Lithium Extraction.

Bing Zhao, Longqian Xu, Yingjun Qiao, Zhiqiang Qian, Wenfei Wei, Xudong Zhang, Zhong Liu, Shihong Lin

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Bing ZhaoKey Laboratory of Green and High-End Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Resources and Chemistry of Salt Lakes, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810008, China.ORCID 0009-0002-0501-4754

Longqian XuDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States.

Yingjun QiaoKey Laboratory of Green and High-End Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Resources and Chemistry of Salt Lakes, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810008, China.

Zhiqiang QianKey Laboratory of Green and High-End Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Resources and Chemistry of Salt Lakes, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810008, China.

Wenfei WeiKey Laboratory of Green and High-End Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Resources and Chemistry of Salt Lakes, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810008, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5626-9365

Xudong ZhangDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States.

Zhong LiuKey Laboratory of Green and High-End Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Resources and Chemistry of Salt Lakes, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai 810008, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7130-1017

Shihong LinDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9832-9127

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Abstract

Direct lithium extraction (DLE) from brine using electrosorption processes offers an environmentally sustainable alternative to evaporation-based mining, but its advancement has been hindered by the lack of electrode materials that combine high selectivity, fast kinetics, and long-term stability. Lithium titanate (LTO) is structurally robust and chemically selective yet remains electrochemically inactive under aqueous conditions. In contrast, manganese-based spinels exhibit strong redox activity but suffer from structural degradation. Here, we report a site-selective doping strategy that integrates the strengths of both material classes by incorporating Mn into the spinel framework of LTO. Crystallographic, spectroscopic, and electrochemical analyses reveal that Mn substitution of specific lattice sites modulates both Li

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LithiumOxidesTitaniumElectrochemical TechniquesElectrodesOxidation-ReductionLithiumOxidesTitaniumdirect lithium extractionelectrosorptionredox activationsite-selective Mn dopingspinel lithium titanatesustainable resource recovery

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PMID41540763

DOI10.1021/acs.est.5c14846

PMCPMC12874507

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