Microenvironment-Modulating Adsorption Enables Highly Efficient Lithium Extraction under Natural pH Conditions

Ion-sieve adsorbents are effective materials in practical applications for extracting liquid lithium. However, it is greatly suppressed in adsorption capacity and selectivity (Li/Mg) under natural near-neutral conditions of seawater or salt lakes, due to the interference of in situ released H+ and Mg2+ impurity. This paper proposes an adsorbent with a microenvironment-modulating function as a solution. The introduction of quaternary ammonium groups into the carrier accelerates the migration of H+, while preventing the diffusion of Mg2+ by electrostatic repulsion. Besides, it can also prestore OH-, effectively consuming the generated hydrogen ions in situ. Based on the rational design, the alkali consumption of the microenvironment-modulating strategy is dramatically reduced to 1/144 of the traditional alkali-adding method. Additionally, adsorption performance is significantly promoted under natural pH conditions, with a maximum 33 times higher separation factor (selectivity) and 4 times higher adsorption capacity than commercial ion-sieve adsorbents. This development indicates the feasibility of using microenvironment modulation for effective lithium extraction and inspires the development of next-generation high-performance adsorbents.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

ACS nano - 18(2024), 12 vom: 26. März, Seite 9071-9081

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Han, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Jiaxiang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Dongqing [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Daxin [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Liping [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adsorption
Ion-sieve adsorbent
Journal Article
Lithium extraction
Microenvironment modulation
Selective separation

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Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsnano.3c12978

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NLM369599764