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Lithium-ion batteries recycling: Review of reactor and process design, scalability, cost, and environmental performance

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Influence of SiC Polytype on the Thermal Conductivity of SiC Nanofluids: A Critical Review

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Recycling Solid Electrolytes from All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Batteries by Using Deep Eutectic Solvents as Green Extractants

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Efficient Leaching and Selective Cobalt Extraction from Waste Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes

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JOM, 2026, 78, 1053
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Towards sustainable battery recycling: Investigating ammonium-based deep eutectic solvents for NMC cathode material recovery

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The Pitfalls of Deep Eutectic Solvents in the Recycling of Lithium‐Ion Batteries

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Hydrometallurgical recovery of metals from spent lithium-ion batteries with ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents

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Advances in metal recovery from e-waste: Green solvent assessments with ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents

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Sustainable Tandem Strategy for Recycling the Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode and Treating Waste by Cheap and Biocompatible Deep Eutectic Solvents

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Reshaping the future of battery waste: Deep eutectic solvents in Li-ion battery recycling

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Green low-melting mixture solvents/ionic liquids-based carbon materials and lithium-ion batteries recycling leachate unexpectedly cause water pollution from dissolved organic matter

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Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2024, 101, 101458
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Natural Biomass Soups (NBSs): New Green Solvents Replacing Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for Lithium-Ion Batteries Recovery

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Deep Eutectic Solvent-Based Nanofluids: A Comprehensive Overview of Types, Synthesis Strategies, Stability, Thermophysical Properties, and Theoretical Investigations

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Emerging Processes for Sustainable Li‐Ion Battery Cathode Recycling

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Simultaneously achieving high Li leaching efficiency and Li/Co selectivity from lithium-ion batteries cathode by using natural low-melting mixture solvents (LoMMSs) as green solvents

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Superlong supercooling solvents (SSSs): Alternative green solvents to ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for lithium-ion batteries recycling

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Natural Low‐Melting Mixture Solvents for Green Recovery of Spent All‐Solid‐State Sodium‐Ion Batteries with Superior Efficiency over Lithium‐Ion Batteries

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Simultaneous extraction and separation of Ni(OH)2, Ni powder and Ni plate from waste nickel-cobalt scrap in one spot: Control sequence of electrical reduction

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A comprehensive review: Evaluating emerging green leaching technologies for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries

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Advancing circular battery recycling by systematically screening novel deep eutectic solvents for sustainable metal recovery

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Designing Low Toxic Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Green Recycle of Lithium‐Ion Batteries Cathodes

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ChemSusChem, 2024, 17
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Efficient and Selective Dissolution of Li from Lithium-Ion Battery LiFePO4 Cathode by Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents

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