Nanjing U. makes breakthrough in extraction of lithium from seawater

2018年08月20日 10:53:57 | 来源:ourjiangsu.com

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  Aresearch team of Nanjing University has successfully invented the technology of extracting lithium metal from seawater, providing new channels for humans to obtain valuable lithium resources.

  After more than two years of repeated experiments, the research team of Nanjing University applied the idea of "combined electrolyte" to the technology of seawater extraction metal lithium, and successfully used lithium ion selective permeable membrane for the first time to successfully extract metal lithium from seawater. 

  As one of the most important mineral resources in modern society, lithium is widely used in ceramics, pharmaceuticals, nuclear industry and lithium battery industry.

  At present, the recoverable lithium reserves on land mainly come from ore and brine, and there are problems such as large pollution and shortage of resources in the development process.

  In comparison, the amount of lithium stored in seawater is about 16,000 times that of the total available lithium resources worldwide.

  The breakthrough made by the research of Nanjing University is the first of its kind in the world and will open up a new path for the development of marine lithium resources. At present, the technology is still in the experimental stage and is expected to be on the market in the future.

   (source:ourjiangsu.com)

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