As the demand for renewable energy technologies accelerates,lithium has become a cornerstone of batterydriven decarbonization strategies.Lithium-ion batteries power electric vehicles,enable grid-level energy storage,a...As the demand for renewable energy technologies accelerates,lithium has become a cornerstone of batterydriven decarbonization strategies.Lithium-ion batteries power electric vehicles,enable grid-level energy storage,and underpin the global shift away from fossil fuels.Global lithium mine production reached 204 kilotons in 2023.By 2050,demand is projected to rise significantly,reaching approximately 1600 to 1700 kilotons under the Announced Pledges Scenario(APS)and the Net Zero Emissions by 2050(NZE)Scenario[1-4].While much attention has focused on lithium availability,carbon emissions,and energy consumption during extraction,an equally important yet underexplored issue is the environmental risk posed by toxic trace elements co-extracted during lithium processing.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22336006,22494684)the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52121004)+1 种基金the National Key Research and Development Project(2024YFC3909701)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDC0230101).
文摘As the demand for renewable energy technologies accelerates,lithium has become a cornerstone of batterydriven decarbonization strategies.Lithium-ion batteries power electric vehicles,enable grid-level energy storage,and underpin the global shift away from fossil fuels.Global lithium mine production reached 204 kilotons in 2023.By 2050,demand is projected to rise significantly,reaching approximately 1600 to 1700 kilotons under the Announced Pledges Scenario(APS)and the Net Zero Emissions by 2050(NZE)Scenario[1-4].While much attention has focused on lithium availability,carbon emissions,and energy consumption during extraction,an equally important yet underexplored issue is the environmental risk posed by toxic trace elements co-extracted during lithium processing.
