“…Neutral or solvating carriers Base polymers Plasticizers Target metal species TOPO CTA+TTA -Li (I) [22] TBP CTA 2-NPOE La (III) [85] TPDGA/THDGA/TDDGA CTA 2-NPOE Am (III), Pu (IV), U (II), and Th (IV) [86] Cyphos IL 104/Cyphos IL 101/Cyphos IL 167 CTA/PVC 2-NPOE Zn (II) [49] Cyphos IL 104 CTA 2-NPOE Cd (II), [87] Zn (II) [ 49,88] PVDF-HFP 2-NPOE Au (III) [89] PVDF-HFP -Lu (III) and Yb (III) [90] Cyphos IL 101 CTA 2-NPPE Cd (II), Co (II), and Ni (II) [91] CTA 2-NPOE Cu (II) and Cd (II), [92] Zn (II), [ 49,88] Cr (VI) [60] PVC 2-NPOE Cr (VI) [60] PVDF-HFP 2-NPOE V (V) [ 47,93] Cr (VI) [60] P 88812 Cl PVDF-HFP 2-NPOE Pd (II), [94] Pt (IV), and Pd (II) [95] 1-octanol PVC -Cr (VI) [37] highly selective separation and recovery of Li (I) from K (I) and Na (I) (Figure 4). [ 24,50,99,100] Pb (II), Zn (II), Cd (II), Ni (II), Cu (II), and Co (II) [ 101] Calix [4]resorcinarenes CTA 2-NPOE Zn (II) [ 102] Diglycolamide-functionalized calix [4]arene CTA 2-NPOE Am (III), Pu (IV), U (II), and Th (IV) [98] Dicyclohexano 18 crown 6 PVC TOPO Rb (I) [ 103] Alkyl (aliphatic) resorcinarene derivative CTA 2-NPPE Pb (II), Cd (II), and Zn (II) [ 104] 1-alkyl-2-methylimidazole CTA 2-NPPE Cu (II), Co (II), Ni (II), and Zn (II) [97] Alkylimidazoles CTA 2-NPPE Cu (II), Zn (II), Co (II), and Ni (II) [ 105] Cyanex 923 and LIX-54-100 as carriers was fabricated by Paredes et al [15] for the selective transport of Li (I) from natural seawater.…”