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Selective leaching and magnetic separation for efficient recovery of lithium and iron phosphate from Aluminum-Contaminated cathode materials of spent LiFePO4 batteries

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Coupling Ferricyanide/Ferrocyanide Redox Mediated Recycling Spent LiFePO4 with Hydrogen Production

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Coupling Ferricyanide/Ferrocyanide Redox Mediated Recycling Spent LiFePO4 with Hydrogen Production

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A review on direct regeneration of spent lithium iron phosphate: From waste to wealth

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Structural reinforcement and nucleation regulation via Fe vacancy engineering for high-performance regenerated LiFePO4 cathodes

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Multi-perspective evaluation on spent lithium iron phosphate recycling process: For next-generation technology option

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A Method of Efficiently Regenerating Waste LiFePO4 Cathode Material after Air Firing Treatment

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Synergistic recycling of multi-type spent LiFePO4 materials via a novel electrochemical system

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Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2026, 119, 617
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Hydrometallurgical recycling technologies for spent LiFePO4 batteries: Recent advances and challenges

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Geochemistry‐Driven Recovery of Li and Fe From Spent LiFePO4 Cathodes via Stabilized Phosphorus Mineralization

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Sustainable closed-loop recycling of spent LiFePO4 cathode materials: technological advances, environmental-economic assessment, and future perspectives

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Galvanic leaching recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries via low entropy-increasing strategy

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Recycling of spent lithium iron phosphate batteries–a review of processes, economics, and carbon footprint

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Recycling of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) Batteries from the End Product Quality Perspective

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Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Regeneration and Recycling: Techniques and Efficiency

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Integrating recycled valuable elements from spent LiFePO4 batteries based on a dimethyl oxalate leaching system

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Direct Regeneration of Degraded LiFePO4 Cathode via Reductive Solution Relithiation Regeneration Process

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Reinforcing the rapid selective recycling of spent LiFePO4 materials through CO2 aeration under ambient-pressure conditions

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Potential‐Regulated Design for Direct Recycling of Degraded LiFePO4 Cathode

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Progress and prospect of spent lithium iron phosphate cathode materials recycling: A review

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Recycling and reuse of lithium iron phosphate battery multi-component and sustainability assessment: A review

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The recycling of spent lithium iron phosphate batteries: A review on current progresses and technologies from an industrial utilization perspective

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Enhancing energy and thermal efficiency of single-phase liquid immersion cooling systems for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles

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For elements-utilization regeneration of spent LiFePO4: Designed basic precursors for advanced polycrystal electrode materials

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Toward Sustainable Lithium Iron Phosphate in Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Regeneration Strategies and Their Challenges

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A Prussian Blue-Derived Dual-Functional Precursor for High-Performance LFP/C Cathodes

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Ambient-pressure relithiation of spent LiFePO4 using alkaline solutions enables direct regeneration of lithium-ion battery cathodes

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