Lithium extraction from unconventional resources, Recycling and reuse of spent lithium-ion batteries, Nanofiltration
Selected Publications
Li Z. ; Chen I.C.; Cao L.; Liu X., Huang K.W., Lai Z. Lithium extraction from brine through a decoupled and membrane-free electrochemical cell design. Science 2024, Accepted and Under Copyediting. IF = 44.7
Li Z. X. 1; Li Z. 1; Huang H.; Yao Y. D.; Khan B.; Zhu Y.; Huang K. W.; Lai Z. P.; He J. H. Green lithium: photoelectrochemical extraction. Photonix 2023, 4 (1). IF = 15.7
Zhang X. 1; Li Z. 1; Liu J.; Xu F.; Zheng L.; De Wolf S.; Lai Z.; Lu X. Solar-driven ultrafast lithium extraction from low-grade brine using microfluidics-mediated vortex in scalable electrochemical reactors. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 140074. IF = 13.3
Li Z.; Guo D.; Li F.; Hou G.; Liu X.; Li C.; Cao L.; Wei R.; Zhou Z.; Lai Z. Nerve network-inspired solid polymer electrolytes (NN-SPE) for fast and-ion lithium conduction. Energy Storage Materials 2022, 49, 575-582. IF = 18.9
Li Z.; Li C.; Liu X.; Cao L.; Li P.; Wei R.; Li X.; Guo D.; Huang K.-W.; Lai Z. Continuous electrical pumping membrane process for seawater lithium mining. Energy Environmental Science 2021, 14 (5), 3152-3159. IF = 32.4
Education
2015.08~2019.07 Ph.D. Tsinghua University, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy, Chemical Engineering
2012.09~2015.03 M.Sc. Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Chemical Engineering
2008.09~2012.07 B.E. Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Chemical Engineering
Professional Profile
2019-now: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2015-2019: Ph.D. candidate, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2012-2015: M. Sc. candidate, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
