A prospective material for the highly selective extraction of lithium ions based on a photochromic crowned

Enze Li1, Jin Kang, Peiyuan Ye

  • 1Institute of Resources and Environmental Engineering, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization Technology of Coal Waste Resources, Shanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of High Value-added Utilization of Coal-related Wastes, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China. cfangqin@sxu.edu.cn.

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