Synthesis of novel cellulose-based microspheres containing crown ether groups as adsorbent for lithium

Due to the high energy density of lithium(Li),Li has been used widely in many fields,such as Li-ions battery and nuclear power~([1,2]).Therefore,it's interesting and important to recover the Li ions selectively from the wastewater and seawater.Crown ethers are well known to possess strong affinit...Due to the high energy density of lithium(Li),Li has been used widely in many fields,such as Li-ions battery and nuclear power~([1,2]).Therefore,it's interesting and important to recover the Li ions selectively from the wastewater and seawater.Crown ethers are well known to possess strong affinit...Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences