Due to the ever-increasing production of electronic portable devices, including gadgets, lithium recovery is used to produce lithium-ion batteries. Lithium is electrochemically active, has the highest value of oxidation-reducing potential and the highest specific heat capacity among solid materials, making it a key element in the modern revolution of electric vehicles. The crust contains about 0.007% lithium, which is not in its pure form, but its insignificant concentrations are found in virtually all volcanic rocks and in the waters of mineral springs, sea water, and oceans. There are more than 20 minerals that contain lithium, but only few of them have content that is sufficient for commercial interest. A promising area is the processing of brines that are formed after desalination of seawater and mine waters. It is environmentally friendly and cost-effective. Since the concentration of lithium in such resources is low, sorption methods are advantageous compared to other. In this article materials that are widely studied in order to produce lithium-selective adsorbents are described. Most amphoteric oxides and hydroxides are amphoteric ion exchanges having both cation exchange and anion exchange properties. Such materials are of scientific interest in connection with the study of fission fragments behavior, release of radioactive isotopes, decontamination of sewage and concentration of microquantities of elements. The synthesis of such ion exchangers as amphoteric oxides and hydroxides is fairly simple and their cost per unit of capacity in most cases is much lower than the cost of organic resins. The combination of the material formed on the basis of hydrated titanium dioxide with known lithium manganese spinels allows to obtain a strong ion-exchange material for the selective extraction of lithium ions.