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New paper published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering on lithium-ion recovery with aluminum layered double hydroxides

New paper published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. We present a mildly synthesized aluminum layered double hydroxide (Al-LDH) electrode that couples chemical adsorption with electrochemical release to recover lithium at neutral pH, eliminating harsh acids or bases and minimizing secondary pollution. It achieves an average Li+ uptake of 57.6 mg/g with strong Li+ over Na+ selectivity (vs. 1.0 mg/g for commercial Al(OH)₃ over 15 cycles), positioning Al-LDH as a scalable, green candidate for next-generation direct lithium extraction.

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Delvina Tarimo presents work at the ECS Fall meeting in Chicago

Delvina Tarimo gives an oral presentation on “Influence of Porous Structure, Sulfur Loading, and Cathode/Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation Using Carbonate and Ether-Based Electrolyte for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries”

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Stefanie Arnold and Cansu Kök present work on electrochemical lithium-ion recovery at the Direct Lithium-Extraction Symposium in Karlsruhe, Germany

Two oral contributions to the DLE Symposium in Karlsruhe, Germany, from our team:

Cansu Kök: Tailored MXene electrodes for selective and stable electrochemical lithium recovery in aqueous solutions (oral)

Stefanie Arnold: Electrochemical perspectives for Li-ion battery recycling (oral)

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Our team presents at the enfosaar and INM science booths at Citizens’ Festival in Saarbrücken

Our team presents our energy research at the Citizen’s Festival in Saarbrücken, in celebration of the German Unification Day. From age 5 to 65, many participated in building own small water-electrolyte-based coin cell batteries – becoming honorary battery experts 🔋Thanks for the strong effort and hour-long dedication of Stefanie Arnold, Jean Gustavo Ruthes de Andrade, Asia Sarycheva, and Anna Seltmann 🌻

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Welcome new group member Burak Ölmez

Welcome new group member Burak Ölmez! He will be working on high performance battery electrodes in his new role as a Ph.D. student in our team.

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Welcome new Postdoc Dr. Nicolas Huth

Welcome to our new Postdoc, Nicolas Huth! He will work with us on battery materials and technologies.

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Welcome (back) Anna Seltmann

We have had the privilege to work with Anna Seltmann for quite some time – she re-joins now our team as our second technician and we are looking forward to the many exciting adventures and scientific discoveries ahead of us!

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