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In the context of the current global environmental paradigm, lithium zirconate-basedmaterials (LZOs) are of great technological interest in the reduction of the carbon footprint.Due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal and chemical stability, high lithium atom densityand outstanding tritium release behavior, LZOs have been studied as tritium breeding ceramicsfor fusion technology. Besides, given that they can selectively and reversibly absorb CO2 at hightemperatures, LZOs could be used in the capture and industrial reuse of this gas. Moreover, intheir most widespread use today, LZOs could be applied as nanocoatings on solid-stateelectrolytes and electrodes, constraining the formation of high resistive interfaces and slowingthe evolution of dendrites, both in lithium-ion and solid-state batteries. Finally, there are somesmall contributions in the development of catalytic materials to produce biodiesel and airhydrogen fuel cells based on LZOs, and also in the development of luminescent materials with photovoltaic applications. This article is the first review of the LZO system. It summarizes LZOsmain applications and describes the latest advances in the technologies described above.

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