Research progress in electrochemical lithium-extraction technology

WANG Kun; WANG Yi-lin; HU Jing-ze; WANG Qing-ji; WANG Dan

doi:10.16606/j.cnki.issn0253-4320.2025.S1.012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16606/j.cnki.issn0253-4320.2025.S1.012

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Research progress in electrochemical lithium-extraction technology

WANG Kun ¹^,² ,
WANG Yi-lin ¹ ,
HU Jing-ze ^,¹^,^* ,
WANG Qing-ji ¹ ,
WANG Dan ¹

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1. The Research Institute of Safety & Environment Technology, China National Petroleum Corporation, Beijing 102206, China
2. College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

Received date: 2024-05-07

Revised date: 2025-01-06

Online published: 2025-05-23

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Electrochemical lithium-extraction technologies have shown broad application prospects due to its advantages of high efficiency and cleanliness.Electrochemical lithium-extraction technologies mainly include electro-adsorption,electrodialysis and electrochemical deintercalation,among which the performance of electrode materials and membrane materials is the key factor determining the efficiency and stability of lithium extraction.The performance of lithium extraction can be significantly improved by modifying the morphology of the electrode material,metal doping and surface coating.In this paper,the application prospect of electrochemical lithium-extraction technology in salt-lake brine and underground brine is discussed,and the future research directions are pointed out,including improving the selectivity and stability of electrode materials,and developing organic pollution-resistant lithium-extraction technology suitable for complex water quality conditions.

Key words： electrochemistry; lithium ion; separation and extraction; material modification

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WANG Kun , WANG Yi-lin , HU Jing-ze , WANG Qing-ji , WANG Dan . Research progress in electrochemical lithium-extraction technology[J]. Modern Chemical Industry, 2025 , 45(S1) : 59 -63 . DOI: 10.16606/j.cnki.issn0253-4320.2025.S1.012

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