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  • Environmental Science
  • Chemical Engineering

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  • Lithium is essential for energy storage, driving demand for sustainable sourcing.
  • Desalination brine presents a viable secondary source for lithium recovery.
  • Increasing global demand necessitates exploration of unconventional lithium resources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and highlight advanced technologies for lithium recovery from desalination brine.
  • To assess the potential of integrated systems for efficient and cost-effective lithium extraction.
  • To address the environmental and economic challenges in the global lithium supply chain.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing and emerging lithium recovery technologies: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Ion-Imprinted Polymers (IIPs), Nanofiltration (NF), and Capacitive Deionization (CDI) variants.
  • Comparative analysis of technologies based on selectivity, energy efficiency, scalability, and cost.
  • Exploration of hybrid systems integrating material selectivity with operational efficiency.

Main Results:

  • MOFs and IIPs offer high lithium selectivity but face cost limitations.
  • CDI-based methods are energy-efficient, regenerative, and environmentally friendly.
  • NF is scalable but can be energy-intensive due to high pressure requirements.

Conclusions:

  • Hybrid systems combining selective materials (MOFs, IIPs) with efficient processes (CDI) show significant promise.
  • Integrated approaches offer a sustainable and cost-effective pathway for large-scale lithium recovery from desalination brine.
  • Addressing lithium supply challenges requires innovative solutions for unconventional resource utilization.