As global demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to surge, a team of Rice University researchers has developed a faster, ...

In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium -- a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles -- a team of researchers has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method ...

Carmakers are quickly adopting the newest generation of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are cheaper than their predecessors. But recycling lithium from the lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) ...

The rise of electric vehicles is a critical part of the move away from fossil fuels and the "greening" of transport. However, it isn't without its environmental challenges, one of the major issues ...

Conventional lithium mining is a slow, water-intensive, and environmentally damaging process. The prevailing technique, which involves evaporating brine in large open ponds, requires 12 to 18 months ...

Why it matters: Lithium-ion batteries have become essential in modern electronics and in efforts to migrate infrastructure to renewable energy sources. Through rigorous testing, researchers recently ...

Standard Lithium Ltd. has announced the successful production of battery-quality lithium sulfide using Telescope Innovations Corp.’s new trademarked low-temperature method. “Standard Lithium has been ...

Menachem Elimelech, the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Photo credit: Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University). In the race to meet the growing global demand for ...