Design principles of ion selective nanostructured membranes for the extraction of lithium ions

Amir Razmjou; Mohsen Asadnia; Ehsan Hosseini; Asghar Habibnejad Korayem; Vicki Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13648-7

Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

Design principles of ion selective nanostructured membranes for the extraction of lithium ions

Amir Razmjou,
Mohsen Asadnia,
Ehsan Hosseini,
Asghar Habibnejad Korayem,
Vicki Chen

Affiliations

Amir Razmjou: UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales
Mohsen Asadnia: School of Engineering, Macquarie University
Ehsan Hosseini: School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology
Asghar Habibnejad Korayem: School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology
Vicki Chen: UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13648-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Lithium is in increasing demand for energy storage and is abundant in seawater, but its extraction is challenging due to coexistence with similar ions. Here the authors review recent advances in lithium separation strategies, focusing on the development of nanochannel and nanopore based membranes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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