The worldwide demand for lithium has greatly increased with the rapid development of
industries especially for lithium-ion battery. As the global potential resource, salt-lake brine …

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the core component of the electrification transition, being
used in portable electronics, electric vehicles, and stationary energy storage. The …

Hydrometallurgical processes for managing industrial waste have attracted significant
attention due to tightening global standards on toxic emissions. Among these processes, the …

The increasing demand for food has increased dependence on chemical fertilizers that
promote rapid growth and yield as well as produce toxicity and negatively affect nutritional …

Spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are increasingly generated due to their widespread use for
various energy-related applications. Spent LIBs contain several valuable metals including …

In this study, a low-viscosity and reducing acidic deep eutectic solvent is synthesized from
ethylene glycol and malonic acid for leaching valuable metals from spent lithium-ion battery …

Reports on nanofiltration (NF) membranes with acid/chlorine/biofouling resistance remain
limited, resulting in a significant challenge. In this work, amine-functionalized carbon dots …

This work introduces a sustainable and environmentally friendly process for extracting cobalt
from leach solution of waste lithium-ion batteries, which can effectively reduce …

Resource recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium batteries is an inevitable trend for
sustainable development. In this study, external regulation was used to enhance the …

The surging number of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has created great challenges to the
ecological environment and lithium resources, and how to achieve high-value recycling of …