Uranium and lithium extraction from seawater: challenges and opportunities for a sustainable energy future
Yu Jie Lim, Kunli Goh, Atsushi Goto, Yanli Zhao, Rong Wang
Abstract
Our analysis of the current literature shows that advances in extractive technologies for U/Li recovery lie at the intersection between molecular simulation, nanotechnology and materials science, electrochemistry, and membrane engineering.
Topics & Concepts
UraniumSustainable energySeawaterLithium (medication)Intersection (aeronautics)Environmental scienceExtraction (chemistry)ElectrochemistryNanotechnologyMaterials scienceEngineeringChemistryGeologyMetallurgyOceanographyAerospace engineeringRenewable energyOrganic chemistryElectrical engineeringElectrodePhysical chemistryEndocrinologyMedicineExtraction and Separation ProcessesRadioactive element chemistry and processingChemical Synthesis and Characterization