From failure to function: recycling spent lithium-ion batteries for catalytic applications

Liang Lou, Shuoying Lv, Minyu He, Chunlian Ding, Jian Xu, Xuewei Lv and Weizao Liu

Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 1335
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A synergistic Fe2O3-catalyzed roasting–leaching strategy for green and efficient recovery of metals from spent lithium batteries

Xiaoyu Tan, Liang Zhou and Xingbang Wan

Green Chem., 2026
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Green and sustainable recycling of spent lithium batteries: synergistic leaching of SLFP and SLMO for valuable metal extraction and environmental benefits

Zhongtang Zhang, Renhang Lu, Tianyu Li, Zhilou Liu, Huaping Nie, Ruixiang Wang, Zhifeng Xu and Kang Yan

Green Chem., 2025, 27, 4688
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A green strategy for selective recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries through a waste graphite-assisted sulfation process

Minyu He, Fagen Zhou, Sohrab Rohani, Charles Q. Jia, Dong Wang, Wenhao Yu, Liumei Teng, Fei Meng, Qingcai Liu and Weizao Liu

Green Chem., 2025, 27, 7991
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Battery waste-derived functional materials for the capture and removal of harmful gases

Nishesh Kumar Gupta

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2024, 3, 1087
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Recycling spent lithium-ion battery cathode: an overview

Xun Zhang and Maiyong Zhu

Green Chem., 2024, 26, 7656
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Impurity-repurposing roasting-leaching strategy for upcycling spent LiMn2O4 into Na-rich Mn/Fe-based P2 layer cathodes and recoverable lithium resources

Jinping Shuai, Xinxi Duan, Dong Wang, Kehong Li, Minyu He and Weizao Liu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 118250
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Room-temperature NH3 sensor based on CoFe2O4/PANI composite with porous structure

Zhipeng Wang, Xueting Chang, Junfeng Li, Xiaojie Zhu, Yuliang Zhang, Dongsheng Wang, Yingchang Jiang and Shibin Sun

Materials Research Bulletin, 2024, 175, 112774
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Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries into SO2‑tolerant low temperature NH3-SCR catalyst

Na Wu, Qiao Zhang, Wenli Wang, Gang Xue, Yaping Wang and Cairong Gong

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 112598
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A low-carbon and economically viable method for recycling spent lithium-ion battery: Efficient recovery of lithium coupled with high-value utilization of transition metals

Jiefeng Xiao, Shuangjie Lin, Jingwen Wang, Bo Niu, Junming Hong and Zhenming Xu

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2025, 108, 645
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In-situ CO sustained-release enhancing carbothermal reduction process for selective extraction of lithium from spent LiNi Co Mn O powder

Fanyun Su, Yingkang Liu, Guangli Liu, Xiaojian Liu, Yanxi Chen, Xinxing Xu, Jingjing Tang, Hui Wang, Xiangyang Zhou and Juan Yang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 363, 132307
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Green and efficient extraction of lithium from cathode materials of spent lithium-ion batteries: Technological progress and recycling pathways

Liubing Song, Qihai Yang, Tingting Zhao, Yinjie Kuang, Lixia Chen, Zheng Yang, Jie Jiang and Qunxuan Yan

Journal of Energy Storage, 2026, 153, 120876
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2026.120876

Construction of high-alkali-density ICOF and its application in heterogeneous catalysis

Zhentao Zhao, Shengli Wang, Yuxin Wang, Tiejun Yu, Guangwen Xu and Lei Shi

Fuel, 2026, 407, 137336
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Short‐Process Regeneration of Highly Stable Spherical LiCoO2 Cathode Materials from Spent Lithium‐Ion Batteries through Carbonate Precipitation

Jingjing He, Yuanpeng Cao, Xianshu Wang, Chao Zhao, Jiemeng Huang, Wei Long, Zhongren Zhou, Peng Dong, Yingjie Zhang, Ding Wang and Jianguo Duan

Chemistry A European J, 2024, 30
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Structure and Properties of Cobalt Ferrite Synthesized by Coprecipitation

T. V. Bogdan, N. V. Mashchenko, D. A. Pankratov, P. A. Chernavskii, V. A. Abarina, A. E. Koklin, P. S. Lukyanov, I. I. Mishanin and V. I. Bogdan

J Struct Chem, 2025, 66, 2424
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Unveiling the lithium deintercalation mechanisms in spent lithium-ion batteries via sulfation roasting

Minyu He, Wen Cao, Liumei Teng, Weizao Liu, Sitong Ji, Wenhao Yu, Chunlian Ding, Hongli Wu and Qingcai Liu

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 663, 930
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.200

Sustainable and Clean Process for Li2CO3 and Co3O4 Recovery from the Spent Lithium-Ion Battery via the Waste Graphite-Assisted Selective Sulfation Process

Minyu He, Xinxi Duan, Sohrab Rohani, Fagen Zhou, Jichang Su, Hongli Wu, Xi Jin, Pengyang Zhang, Liumei Teng, Haoyan Li, Qingcai Liu, Chunlian Ding and Weizao Liu

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2024, 12, 14601
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c02488

Sustainable recovery Co3O4-based catalysts from spent lithium-ion batteries for preferential CO oxidation

Fen Liu, Wenxia Zhou, Xiuxing Cai, Xiaohua Chen, Claudia Li, Qi Hu, Xia Gong, Qian Liu, Feiyang Hu, Lei Gong and Sibudjing Kawi

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 693, 137609
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A Novel Layered Roasting Strategy for Spent LiCoO2 Batteries: Toward Cleaner Lithium Extraction and Low Residue Processing

Zhongtang Zhang, Renhang Lu, Ruguo Yan, Zhilou Liu, Huaping Nie, Ruixiang Wang, Zhifeng Xu and Kang Yan

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2025, 13, 17455
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c07147

CO2 sequestration by indirect mineral carbonation of serpentine with (NH4)2SO4 as a recyclable extractant

Bo Wang, Shengguo Chen, Xiaobo Feng, Zeng Yuan, Wei Chen, Weizao Liu, Minyu He and Qingcai Liu

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2024, 191, 2082
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2024.09.118

Repurposing spent LiFePO4 batteries for sustainable photothermal-upcycling of polyesters

Xiangxi Lou, Zhongyu Li, Penglei Yan, Muhan Cao, Qiao Zhang, Guiling Wang, Panpan Xu, Jinxing Chen and Chunling Xie

Sci. China Chem., 2026, 69, 1358
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-025-2862-8

Recent advances in preferentially selective Li recovery from spent lithium-ion batteries: A review

Qian Cheng, Ze Wang, Yue Wang, Jun-Tao Li and Haiyan Fu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 112903
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.112903

Recovery of valuable metal elements from spent lithium-ion battery via a low temperature ammonium persulfate roasting approach

Liumei Teng, Weizao Liu, Minyu He, Zhenghao Wang and Qingcai Liu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 113521
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113521

Application of waste ferrous sulfate for recovering valuable metal elements from minerals and industrial solid waste: A waste to wealth strategy

Minyu He, Jinping Shuai, Haoyan Li, Lanjie Li, Qingcai Liu and Weizao Liu

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 376, 134058
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.134058

Recycling of spent lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxides via sulfuric acid Roasting: Revealing the Product evolution mechanism

Yuqi Cai, Xin Qu, Fengyin Zhou, Jianye Ma, Muya Cai, DanFeng Wang, Hongya Wang, Jingjing Zhao, Zhiyu Zheng, Dihua Wang and Huayi Yin

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025, 510, 145620
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145620

Sustainable management strategies for spent Li-ion batteries: cascade utilization, recycling, and regeneration

Ning Cao, Yang Zhang, Longfei Du, Xin Gu and Mingbo Wu

Energy Storage Materials, 2026, 84, 104823
DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104823

Fundamental research on recycling spent lithium-ion batteries for environmental pollutant control

Lizhen Feng, Chuanqi Pan, Baozhong Zhang, Lijuan Liu, Jingwei Wan, Shengfeng Cui and Wei Li

Journal of Environmental Management, 2025, 394, 127620
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127620

Decoupling of sulfation reactions to enhance zinc extraction from electric arc furnace dust: Unveiling the significance of O2 activation and mechanistic insights

Yangfan Chen, Jiangling Li, Meijie Gao, Fei Meng, Chunlian Ding, Jian Yang and Qiangcai Liu

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 359, 130518
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130518