Unlocking the ion selectivity of lithium superionic conductor membranes

该项目旨在解决在设计先进的膜以实现可持续的锂精炼方面的长期挑战，方法是解锁锂超离子导体的离子选择性。该项目希望通过使用跨学科的方法，在膜科学和新兴纳米电子学领域产生新的知识。该项目的预期成果包括一类新的锂分离膜及其制造技术。这将在提高锂提取和回收效率、减少对环境的影响以及建设澳大利亚先进膜制造和关键矿物精炼的研究能力方面提供重大好处。

This project aims to address a longstanding challenge in designing advanced membranes to enable sustainable lithium refining by unlocking the ion selectivity of lithium superionic conductors. This project expects to generate new knowledge in the areas of membrane science and emerging nanoionics by using interdisciplinary approaches. Expected outcomes of this project include a novel class of lithium separation membranes and their fabrication techniques. This should provide significant benefits in improving lithium extraction and recycling efficiency, reducing their environmental impact and building the research capacity in advanced membrane manufacturing and critical mineral refining in Australia.