Continuous electrical pumping membrane process for seawater lithium mining

• Published in: Energy & environmental science Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 3152 - 3159
• Main Authors: Li, Zhen, Li, Chunyang, Liu, Xiaowei, Cao, Li, Li, Peipei, Wei, Ruicong, Li, Xiang, Guo, Dong, Huang, Kuo-Wei, Lai, Zhiping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Chemical analysis; Economic analysis; Lithium; Lithium batteries; Membrane processes; Membranes; Purity; Seawater; Selectivity; Water analysis

Seawater contains significantly larger quantities of lithium than is found on land, thereby providing an almost unlimited resource of lithium for meeting the rapid growth in demand for lithium batteries. However, lithium extraction from seawater is exceptionally challenging because of its low concen...