A review on lithium recovery using electrochemical capturing systems
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2021-03-15Author
Sifani, ZavahirElmakki, Tasneem
Gulied, Mona
Ahmad, Zubair
Al-Sulaiti, Leena
Shon, Ho Kyong
Chen, Yuan
Park, Hyunwoong
Batchelor, Bill
Han, Dong Suk
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Resource recovery from natural reserves is appealing and Li extraction from different brines is in the forefront. Li extraction by membranes is reviewed in the literature much more than electrochemical processes. However, a very recent review thoroughly discussed Li recovery by electrochemically switchable ion exchange (ESIX). This paper reviews Li recovery by both charge transfer processes, namely electrodialysis (ED), and electro-sorption processes, namely capacitive deionization (CDI). It also reviews ESIX with a focus on performance matrices and includes comments on the technology readiness of each separation technique. These processes exhibit promising perspectives on the separation and recovery of Li both selectively and non-selectively from simulated brine solutions and Li salt solutions. Readers are provided with guidelines to choose between the processes, depending on the applied voltage, current density, specific energy consumption and purity of recovered Li. Most electrochemical lithium capturing systems (ELiCSs) have been tested at the lab scale. Therefore, future research should be directed toward pilot-scale development and parameter optimization. Furthermore, we urge the ELiCSs research community to report information in a standard form that allows meaningful comparisons and insights into the systems.
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