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 ...

As global demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to surge, a team of Rice University researchers has developed a faster, more energy-efficient way to recover critical minerals from spent batteries ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers uncover a rapid, efficient and environmentally friendly method for selective lithium recovery using microwave radiation and a readily biodegradable solvent. Researchers uncover a rapid, ...

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) ...

A Rice University research team has unveiled a rapid, acid-free method to recover lithium and transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. The two-step flash Joule heating chlorination and ...

A rapid condensation process creates uniform porous oxides with conductive nanomaterials, boosting lithium storage performance while enabling full solvent recovery and sustainable material production.

‘Industry 4.0’ is the much touted ‘next Industrial Revolution.’ Through the widespread adaptation of automation and feedback technologies, there will not only be cost savings but also overall ...

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 ...