Researchers in Korea have developed a method to improve the lifespan and performance of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) by introducing a lithium salt into the battery’s electrolyte. The study shows that ...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are primarily thought of as environmental pollutants, and most research on them focuses on removing them from the environment. Rice researcher ...

As electric vehicles roll off assembly lines, a bottleneck sits upstream: lithium refinement. Turning raw lithium into the ...

As electric vehicles become more common, the number of used lithium-ion batteries is soaring. These batteries contain valuable metals such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium, but current recycling methods ...

Solvent extraction supports the migration of lithium ions from brine into an organic liquid phase that contains a specific ...