Selective Lithium Recovery via Photothermal Evaporation and Hydration-Controlled Adsorption.

Yanan Pan, Yue Zhang, Guoliang Liu, Weiquan Zhan, Wencai Zhang

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yanan PanDepartment of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.

Yue ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.

Guoliang LiuDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.

Weiquan ZhanDepartment of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3116-2737

Wencai ZhangDepartment of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.

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Department of Energy DE-FE0032492NSF DMR-2411680

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Abstract

Solar-driven evaporation enables scalable, energy-efficient lithium recovery from saline water, but it is challenged by slow kinetics, low selectivity, and ionic interference. Here, we present a bilayer Mo-Layered Double Hydroxide@Sponge composite that integrates photothermal evaporation with hydration-controlled adsorption for selective lithium extraction. A dynamic two-stage behavior emerges, where photothermal energy initially enhances both ion transport and interfacial water evaporation, followed by hydration-induced suppression of further adsorption. This transition reflects a shift in the dominant transport regime, where thermal stimulation initially accelerates mobility, but prolonged exposure alters the hydration structure. Elevated temperatures promote the formation of more compact hydration shells around Li

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hydration‐controlled adsorptionion transport dynamicslayered double hydroxidesphotothermal evaporationselective lithium recovery

Identifiers

PMID41668513

DOI10.1002/advs.202520066

PMCPMC13067783

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