Theoretical analysis demonstrates property-guided solar-evaporation crystallization for mineral recovery, suggesting a viable route for scalable extraction.
Key Points
To establish a first-principles framework for solar-evaporation crystallization that enables selective, efficient, and scalable recovery of critical minerals.
Employed first-principles computational modeling to evaluate the distinct physicochemical properties of target mineral phases during evaporation.
Designed a property-guided solar crystallization framework to optimize selective precipitation and scalable extraction.
First-principles guidance enables the selective differentiation and recovery of target minerals based on intrinsic crystallization properties.
The solar-driven evaporative method provides a scalable, energy-efficient operational pathway for critical mineral harvesting.