Our research on electrochemical lithium-in battery recycling was awarded the Regiostars Award of the European Union
We are honored to have received the Regiostars 2026 Award in the categorie “A Green Europe” from the European Union.
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Cansu Kök presents work on selective, electrochemical lithium-ion separation at the CDI&E conference in Seoul & wins best oral presentation award
Cansu Kök presents work at the Capacitive Deionization and Electrochemical Separation (CDI&E) in Seoul (Republic of Korea). She gives an oral presentation with the title: “Interalkyl-MXene electrodes for selective and stable Lithium-ion extraction from aqueous solutions”. Congratulations on winning the best oral presentation award, too! 🥳
Work published on selective lithium-ion removal in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Joint work on “Selective Electrochemical Lithium-Ion Extraction from Low-Grade Lithium Sources with Optimized Pulsed Operation” published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. We combined carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate electrodes with tailored electrical pulses and rest intervals to improve lithium selectivity and cycling stability in sodium-rich solutions containing very little lithium. Tests in simulated salt lake […]
Welcome EEIGM student Lucy Meranger
Welcome EEIGM student Lucy Meranger who will be working on battery materials.
Welcome new student intern Tamara Urig
Welcome new student intern Tamara Urig who will be working on next-generation battery technology.
Welcome Humboldt Fellow Dr. Tan Binh Nguyen
Welcome Humboldt Fellow Dr. Tan Binh Nguyen, who will be working on next-generation sodium-ion batteries.
New paper published in Journal of Hazardous Materials on electrosorption of organic compounds
New paper published in Journal of Hazardous Materials. This UFZ-led work explores how effectively electrically charged activated carbon removes organic pollutants from water depends strongly on their molecular structure. Studying 21 compounds in tap water, we found that the adsorption of many nonaromatic compounds can be controlled by the applied voltage. Aromatic compounds behave differently: […]
Welcome student intern Hunter Alexander Elwell
Welcome new student intern Hunter Alexander Elwell, who will be working on ion-selective technologies and materials.
New paper published on Li-ion selectivity of modified carbon electrodes in Desalination
Here is a 3-sentence homepage summary in American English: New paper published in Desalination. Our new study shows how heteroatom engineering can make carbon electrodes more selective for lithium-ion recovery during capacitive deionization. Using anthracite-derived activated carbon, we compared nitrogen/sulfur co-doping and boron doping in complex brackish water containing Li+, Na+, K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+, […]
Volker Presser Named MINT Ambassador
Volker Presser has been recognized as a MINT Ambassador for his commitment to science and STEM education. The distinction was awarded by the national initiative “MINT Zukunft schaffen!” at a ceremony in Saarbrücken. Photo credit: (c) Carsten Simon
Welcome EEIGM student Paul Claudel
Welcome EEIGM student Paul Claudel who will be doing his term project with us. He will be working on battery materials.
Saïd Mondahchouo presents at JCA on electrochemical desalination
Saïd Mondahchouo gives an oral presentation at the Journées de Chimie Analytique conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon. His talk is titled “Capacitive Deionization vs. Desalination Battery: Chemistry, Performance Metrics, and Ion Immobilization Mechanisms”.
Welcome visiting PhD Student Sylwia Jopa
Welcome Sylwia Jopa, who is a PhD student at the Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences at the University of Warsaw (Poland). She will be working with us on advanced electrochemical in situ methods under the guidance of Mingren Liu. Great to have you with us!
Welcome visiting researcher Firmin Parfait Tchoumi!
Welcome Firmin Parfait Tchoumi! Supported by the German Academic Exchange Organization (DAAD), he will be exploring MXene materials with us. Happy to have you with us!
New paper published on pH-tolerant nickel-vanadium phosphonate framework supercapacitors in ACS Nano
New collaborative paper (lead: Gündoğ Yücesan) published in ACS Nano. We have developed a new nickel–vanadium phosphonate framework that combines redox-active metal centers with a chemically robust layered structure for aqueous energy storage. The material remains stable from pH 2 to 10, delivers up to about 300 F/g under slow-scan conditions, and retains its performance […]
New collaborative paper published in Macromolecular Rapid Communications on hierarchically porous coatings for cellulose fibers
New collaborative paper published in Macromolecular Rapid Communications. In this study, we demonstrate a particle-templating strategy to create hierarchically porous, chemically functional coatings on cellulose fibers. Silica-polymer core-shell particles are deposited on cellulose paper and subsequently etched to generate porous polymer coatings with tunable surface chemistry, including hydroxy and epoxy groups. This approach opens new […]
Cansu Kök and Peter Burger present work at the ELKIN conference
Two contributions to the 16th International Symposium on Electrokinetics (ELKIN) in The Hague, NL from our team. Peter Burger: Electrochemical Lithium-ion recovery from battery recycling process water (poster) Cansu Kök: Interalkyl-MXene electrodes for selective and stable lithium-ion extraction from aqueous solutions (oral)
Welcome visiting Ph.D. student Amina Boutahar
Welcome Amina Boutahar! As a visiting Ph.D. student from Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Marocco), she will be working on electrochemical desalination.
Welcome new student intern Maximilian Müller
Welcome Maximilian Müller! He will be working on MXene materials for energy storage.
New paper published in Water Research on terminology and metrics for electrosorption of trace organic compounds
New paper published in Water Research in collaboration with Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (Navid Saeidi & Anett Georgi). Electrosorption is an emerging approach for removing and concentrating trace organic contaminants from water, including PFAS and pharmaceuticals, by combining conductive adsorbents with electrical control. This Making Waves article argues that such systems should not simply […]