Extraction of Valuable Elements from Salt Lake Brine
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 693
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lithium extraction from salt lake; flotation of low-rank coal; disposal of high-salt wastewater
Interests: lithium extraction by electrochemical adsorption/desorption; solar thermal desalination; lithium extraction from salt lakes by solid phase extraction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As early as the 20th century, scholars began conducting a large number of studies on the genesis and evolution of salt lakes, salt lake biology, sedimentary environments, salt lake water chemistry, resource exploitation, and other aspects, and have accumulated fruitful results. Salt lake brine is rich in natural salt resources, which are important in the chemical industry, agriculture, and energy. Therefore, interest in the development of salt lake brine has also increased. The reserves and quality of salt mineral resources, such as magnesium, sodium, potassium, lithium, boron, rubidium, gallium, cesium, and uranium, enriched in salt lakes play an important role in the world. With the rapid development of the global economy and the continuous development of new science and technology, the strategic value of salt lake brine has become increasingly prominent. Many innovative ideas and research on the sustainable and efficient development and utilization of salt lake resources have also been put forward by human beings, which is extremely important for the efficient development and utilization of salt lake brine. This Special Issue aims to introduce the latest advances in the development and utilization of various valuable elements in salt lake brine. Combined research of the related specific fields (e.g., salt lake chemistry, hydrometallurgy, environmental engineering, etc.) can provide important information concerning the development and utilization of valuable elements in salt lake brine, illustrating the progress of global salt lake brine development.
This Special Issue invites submissions that include original scientific research related to the development of salt lake brine from well-known and/or new localities worldwide. This Special Issue focuses on the following topics: (1) the introduction of salt lake brine and advanced production technology; (2) the study of efficient extraction and mechanisms of valuable elements from salt lake brine; and (3) the development of functional materials based on valuable elements of salt lake brine.
Dr. Enze Li
Dr. Jie Ding
Dr. Feng Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solution chemistry of salt lake brine
- separation technologies of valuable elements
- interface regulation and process intensification
- material flow analysis of valuable elements
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