Our Work Featured on the Cover of Journal of Materials Chemistry A!
Our recent paper, “Dual-function electrochemical cell for simultaneous carbon capture and lithium extraction from saline waters,” has been selected for the outside front cover of Journal of Materials Chemistry A. The work presents a new electrochemical system that combines carbon capture and lithium recovery within a single platform.
Published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A!
Our work, “Dual-function electrochemical cell for simultaneous carbon capture and lithium extraction from saline waters,” is now published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A!
In this work, we report the first demonstration of a dual-function electrochemical technology that simultaneously captures CO₂ and extracts lithium from saline waters, integrating carbon capture and critical mineral recovery in a single platform!
Check this out in: Paper Link
Amini Lab has been awarded the EQT Foundation Critical Mineral Grant!
Amini lab is a recipient of the EQT Foundation Critical Minerals Grant for our work on “Dual-Function Saline Water Lithium Recovery With Integrated Carbon Capture.”
This funding will support Amini lab’s continued development of this novel electrochemical platform, which aims to couple lithium recovery from saline waters with carbon capture in a single integrated process!
We have been awarded the NFRF-E Grant!
The project titled “A Breathable Future: Engineering Sustainable Biomass-Derived CO₂ Capture Technologies Informed by Social Science Insights, Environmental Assessments, and Economic Analysis” led by Dr. Kiana Amini has received funding from the New Frontiers in Research Funding Exploration stream. The project is collaboration with Co-PIs and Collaborators: Profs.Karthik Akkiraju (Materials Engineering); Andrew Jorgenson (Sociology); Kwang Ho Kim (Wood Science) and Qingshi Tu (Wood Science). Read the news here: Link
Kiana is honored to be named as a Canada Research Chair Tier II in Electrochemical Systems for Energy Storage and Carbon Capture!
Materials Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Kiana Amini was named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Electrochemical Systems for Energy Storage and Carbon Capture. Her research leverages electrochemistry to develop devices that help the transition to cleaner energy use, with a focus on redox flow batteries, systems for carbon dioxide capture and lithium extraction. Read the news here: https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2026/six-ubc-applied-science-experts-announced-canada-research-chairs
Congratulations to Ehsan for winning the Four-Year-Fellowship (4YF) from the Department of Materials Engineering at UBC!
Congratulations to Ehsan Heidari for winning the Four-Year-Fellowship (4YF) from the Department of Materials Engineering at UBC! 🎉👏
Congratulations to Omer for receiving the Westcoast Energy Inc. Jack Davis Scholarship!
Congratulations to Omer Shinnawy for being awarded the Westcoast Energy Inc. Jack Davis Scholarship for his research in sustainable lithium extraction from seawater!
Published in Materials Today Energy!
Our invited perspective titled “Revealing the invisible dimensions of electrochemical carbon capture technologies through in situ/operando techniques” is now published in Materials Today Energy! Check it out here: Revealing the invisible dimensions of electrochemical carbon capture technologies through in situ/operando techniques – ScienceDirect
Amini Lab Awarded Peter Wall Research Award!
Dr. Amini was awarded a Wall research Award in collaboration with Prof. Nichols and Prof. Tu to develop organic redox flow batteries for clean renewable energy storage applications! Read more: Awardees – Peter Wall Legacy Awards
Published in Nature Chemical Engineering!
Dr. Amini’s work, titled “In Situ Techniques for Aqueous Quinone-Mediated Electrochemical Carbon Capture and Release”, which was partly conducted at Harvard and completed at UBC, has now been published in Nature Chemical Engineering! This work has been featured on the Harvard SEAS website: The ins and outs of quinone carbon capture Read the paper here: In situ techniques for aqueous quinone-mediated electrochemical carbon capture and release | Nature Chemical Engineering
Amini Lab Awarded CFI – John R. Evans leaders Fund (JELF) Award and NSERC Discovery Grant!
Amini lab is awarded the CFI – JELF award as well as the NSERC Discovery Grant for her project in advancing electrochemical carbon capture and redox flow battery technologies! Read more: Faculty Insight: Dr. Kiana Amini – UBC Materials Engineering and MTRL Faculty Awarded through 2024 NSERC Discovery Research Program – UBC Materials Engineering