Lithium, whose silvery-white colour tarnishes on oxidation when exposed to air, is the most electropositive metal (−3.04 V versus a standard hydrogen electode), the lightest (M = 6.94 g mol −1 ...

Chinese researchers found a way to extract all the lithium from a dead battery for reuse. They discovered a special process to reduce costs, speed up recycling and prevent harmful byproducts from ...

Lithium – a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries – is just one of 34 raw materials the EU has identified as critical for the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy and the new ...