Beyond sieving: A review on active ion recognition via interfacial nanoarchitecture for selective lithium recovery

Key Points

• Selective lithium recovery improves through enhanced active ion recognition methods.
• Key advancements involve utilizing interfacial nanoarchitecture to optimize lithium extraction.
• The review discusses current techniques and emerging nanomaterials for better ion sieving.
• Highlighting the importance of smarter materials, the findings suggest further research is needed for practical applications.