Developing Solute-Selective Membrane Materials for Energy-Efficient Lithium Separations

PI:  William Tarpeh, Chemical Engineering

While lithium demand for batteries is rapidly increasing, surplus lithium discharges from battery production, storage, and disposal can pollute the environment. Because less than 1% of lithium is currently recycled from batteries, we reimagine lithium as a resource by designing novel membrane materials and electrochemical devices that selectively recover lithium from batteries.