The Fascinating World of Lithium

Dear Colleagues, 

Lithium, which occurs widely in nature, generally in trace concentrations, has been in the list of Critical Raw Materials since September 2020.

The peculiarities of lithium give it important properties that make it useful in many areas, such as the nuclear industry, industrial production processes, high-tech applications (e.g., ultra-large telescope optics), military applications, earth science process studies (e.g., geochronometers, weathering thermostats), medicine (e.g., treatment of psychiatric affective disorders), and emerging clean and alternative energies (e.g., rechargeable batteries) for electric mobility. In both lithium applications and lithium extraction and innovative and sustainable technologies, we can expect major changes to occur in the near future. Progress towards lithium recovery and waste recycling and understanding the mechanism by which lithium exerts its effects on the human body are other challenges to be overcome in the future.

Since lithium has, for a long time, played an important role in society, we invite colleagues from different disciplines to share their research on Li geological resources and economic exploitation, fields of application, future demands, environmental concerns, biochemistry mechanisms, and human health.

For this Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), original research papers, reviews, case reports, and conference papers are welcome.

Dr. Maria Orquídia Teixeira Neves
Prof. Dr. José Manuel Marques
Guest Editors

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