Direct recovery: A sustainable recycling technology for spent lithium-ion battery

J Wu, M Zheng, T Liu, Y Wang, Y Liu, J Nai… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ever-growing amount of lithium (Li)-ion batteries (LIBs) has triggered surging concerns
regarding the supply risk of raw materials for battery manufacturing and environmental …

“Functional upcycling” of polymer waste towards the design of new materials

O Guselnikova, O Semyonov, E Sviridova… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

Prospects for managing end‐of‐life lithium‐ion batteries: Present and future

XT Wang, ZY Gu, EH Ang, XX Zhao… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The accelerating electrification has sparked an explosion in lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs)
consumption. As the lifespan declines, the substantial LIBs will flow into the recycling market …

Thinking the future of membranes: Perspectives for advanced and new membrane materials and manufacturing processes

SP Nunes, PZ Culfaz-Emecen, GZ Ramon… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
The state-of-the-art of membrane technology is characterized by a number of mature
applications such as sterile filtration, hemodialysis, water purification and gas separation, as …

Green synthesis of metal–organic frameworks: A state-of-the-art review of potential environmental and medical applications

S Kumar, S Jain, M Nehra, N Dilbaghi… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable methods of synthesizing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are of paramount
importance to energy conservation efforts and environmental remediation. It can be a …

Metal-organic framework membranes for wastewater treatment and water regeneration

J Li, H Wang, X Yuan, J Zhang, JW Chew - Coordination Chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal-organic framework (MOF), which is composed of metal ions and bridged
organic ligands, are one of the most high-profile materials currently, because their regular …

Polymers and solvents used in membrane fabrication: a review focusing on sustainable membrane development

X Dong, D Lu, TAL Harris, IC Escobar - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Different methods have been applied to fabricate polymeric membranes with non-solvent
induced phase separation (NIPS) being one of the mostly widely used. In NIPS, a solvent or …

Recent advances in polymer membranes employing non-toxic solvents and materials

D Zou, SP Nunes, IFJ Vankelecom, A Figoli… - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer membranes have attracted interest in many areas, such as desalination, water
treatment, gas separation, and energy storage and generation. Membrane fabrication …

A review of emerging trends in membrane science and technology for sustainable water treatment

A Yusuf, A Sodiq, A Giwa, J Eke, O Pikuda… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Access to clean or potable water will continue to be a global challenge in as much as
sustainable solutions are far-fetched. It has become imperative to improve the efficiency of …

On the solubility and stability of polyvinylidene fluoride

JE Marshall, A Zhenova, S Roberts, T Petchey, P Zhu… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This literature review covers the solubility and processability of fluoropolymer polyvinylidine
fluoride (PVDF). Fluoropolymers consist of a carbon backbone chain with multiple …