%0 Journal Article
%T Instant Interlayer Restoration Strategy for Lithium Adsorption Engineering Enhancement in Sulfate-type Brines.
%A Chen J
%A Lin S
%A Yu J
%J ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
%V 16
%N 27
%D 2024 Jul 10
%M 38937961
%F 10.383
%R 10.1021/acsami.4c03043
%X It was confirmed that the detrimental effect of SO42- on Li+ desorption and readsorption intensified with the increase of the SO42-/Cl- ratio, resulting in application limitations of aluminum-based adsorbent (Li/Al-LDHs) in sulfate-type brines. Based on the interlayer anion exchangeability of Li/Al-LDHs, a one-step interlayer restoration strategy was designed with the assistance of molecular dynamics to rapidly substitute the intercalated SO42- with preferentially desorbed Cl-, aiming to fundamentally address the damage to the cycling performance. The strategy effectiveness was verified by the restored adsorption and desorption capacities in various sulfate-type brines. Furthermore, enhanced lithium extraction processes for sulfate-type brines were established and showed universal applicability for complex brines with different compositions during fixed-bed cycles. By regulating the implementation frequency, the Li+ extraction efficiency was improved, in which the extraction amount per unit time could increase by more than 100% compared with the conventional process.