Lithium recovery through WS2 nanofillers-promoted solar photothermal membrane crystallization of LiCl

Santoro, Sergio; Aquino, Marco; Rizza, Carlo; Occhiuzzi, Jessica; Mastrippolito, Dario; D’Olimpio, Gianluca; Avci, Ahmet H.; Santis, Jessica De; Paolucci, Valentina; Ottaviano, L.; Lozzi, L.; Ronen, Avner; Bar‐Sadan, Maya; Han, Dong Suk; Politano, Antonio; Curcio, Efrem

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2022.116186

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“…Santoro et al proposed a tungsten disulfide (WS 2 ) nanofiller-based photothermal membrane for extracting lithium from a supersaturated lithium chloride (LiCl) brine (18 M) (Figure 4b). 37 Interfacial solar evaporation boosts the heterogeneous nucleation and crystallization of LiCl on the surface of the photothermal membrane, allowing the extraction of lithium. However, the membrane shows an extremely low water evaporation rate of 0.067 kg m −2 h −1 under 1 sun illumination.…”

Section: Resourcesmentioning

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Cogeneration of Clean Water and Valuable Energy/Resources via Interfacial Solar Evaporation

Shi,

Li,

Song

et al. 2024

Nano Lett.

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Water, covering over two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, holds immense potential for generating clean water, sustainable energy, and metal resources, which are the cornerstones of modern society and future development. It is highly desired to produce these crucial elements through eco-friendly processes with minimal carbon footprints. Interfacial solar evaporation, which utilizes solar energy at the air–liquid interface to facilitate water vaporization and solute separation, offers a promising solution. In this review, we systematically report the recent progress of the cogeneration of clean water and energy/resources including electricity, hydrogen, and metal resources via interfacial solar evaporation. We first gain insight into the energy and mass transport for a typical interfacial solar evaporation system and reveal the residual energy and resources for achieving the cogeneration goal. Then, we summarize the recent advances in materials/device designs for efficient cogeneration. Finally, we discuss the existing challenges and potential opportunities for the further development of this field.

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Section: Resourcesmentioning

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Cogeneration of Clean Water and Valuable Energy/Resources via Interfacial Solar Evaporation

Shi,

Li,

Song

et al. 2024

Nano Lett.

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“…This process can be applied to recover raw materials such as lithium salt from salt lakes and oceans. [ 159 ] The properties of crystals can be regulated by the physicochemical features of the membrane surface, which deserves further investigation in future research. [ 161 ]…”

Section: How To Design a Solar‐driven Membrane Evaporator?mentioning

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“…[35] Membrane crystallization is an emerging process coupled with MD to harvest salt crystals from brines, [158] and the concept of photothermal membrane crystallization was proposed recently by Curcio's group. [159,160] During membrane crystallization, crystals nucleate at the membrane surface when the solution reaches supersaturation. Since the water activity reduces drastically at a high solute concentration, it requires a higher driving force to concentrate the solution.…”

Section: Photothermal Membrane Distillationmentioning

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Membranes in Solar‐Driven Evaporation: Design Principles and Applications

Yang

et al. 2023

Adv Funct Materials

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Solar‐driven evaporation process brings exciting opportunities to recover clean water and resources in a sustainable way from diverse sources like seawater and wastewater. Separation membranes, as a vital material in many environmental and energy applications, can contribute significantly to this process owing to their structural features. However, the unique roles of membranes in solar evaporator construction and process design are seldom recognized and not summarized yet from scientific principles and application demands, which forms the motivation of this review. Herein, the roles of membranes in different processes based on solar‐driven evaporation are focused and the design principles of membrane materials and devices to meet the requirements of these applications are discussed. Fabrication strategies for photothermal membranes are introduced primarily, followed by a discussion on how to design membrane materials, devices, and processes to pursue optimal performance and realize advanced functions accompanied by evaporation. Furthermore, the future of this field is forecast with both challenges and opportunities.

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“…Reproduced with permission. [ 183 ] Copyright 2023, Elsevier. D) Schematic diagram and mechanism of the S‐scheme AgCl/MIL‐100(Fe) heterojunction nanocomposite‐embedded membrane's photodegradation of sulfamethazine.…”

Section: Advanced Nanoenabled MD Membranes For Synergistic Applicationsmentioning

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“…The NaCl growth rate for CoSe nanofillers was 1.52107 m s ‐1 , whereas that for NiSe nanofillers was 1.65107 m s ‐1 . [ 183 ] Although MDC is promising for recovering valuable minerals, it reported applicability has so far been limited to the lab scale due to the high cost and energy involved in purifying the collected minerals. Concurrent PMD and crystallization present be an effective approach to reduce energy consumption, transforming existing photothermal membrane crystallizers into PMD‐crystallization.…”

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Advancements in Nanoenabled Membrane Distillation for a Sustainable Water‐Energy‐Environment Nexus

Farid,

Kharraz,

Sun

et al. 2023

Advanced Materials

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The emergence of nano innovations in membrane distillation (MD) has garnered increasing scientific interest. This enabled the exploration of state‐of‐the‐art nano‐enabled MD membranes with desirable properties, which significantly improve the efficiency and reliability of the MD process and open up opportunities for achieving sustainable water‐energy‐environment (WEE) nexus. This comprehensive review provides broad coverage and in‐depth analysis of recent innovations in nano‐enabled MD membranes, focusing on their role in achieving desirable properties, such as strong liquid‐repellence, high resistance to scaling, fouling, and wetting, as well as efficient self‐heating and self‐cleaning functionalities. The recent developments in nano‐enhanced photothermal‐catalytic applications for water‐energy co‐generation within a single MD system are also discussed. Furthermore, we identify the bottlenecks that impede the scale‐up of nano‐enhanced MD membranes and propose a future roadmap for their sustainable commercialization. This holistic overview is expected to inspire future research and development efforts to fully harness the potential of nano‐enabled MD membranes to achieve sustainable integration of water, energy, and the environment.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

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Lithium recovery through WS2 nanofillers-promoted solar photothermal membrane crystallization of LiCl

Cited by 16 publications

References 69 publications

Cogeneration of Clean Water and Valuable Energy/Resources via Interfacial Solar Evaporation

Cogeneration of Clean Water and Valuable Energy/Resources via Interfacial Solar Evaporation

Membranes in Solar‐Driven Evaporation: Design Principles and Applications

Advancements in Nanoenabled Membrane Distillation for a Sustainable Water‐Energy‐Environment Nexus

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