As the dominant means of energy storage technology today, the widespread deployment of
lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) would inevitably generate countless spent batteries at their end …

Lithium-ion batteries, LIBs are ubiquitous through mobile phones, tablets, laptop computers
and many other consumer electronic devices. Their increasing demand, mainly driven by the …

With the global trend towards carbon neutrality, the demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is
continuously increasing. However, current recycling methods for spent LIBs need urgent …

The sustainable production of green hydrogen via water electrolysis necessitates cost-
effective electrocatalysts. By following the circular economy principle, the utilization of waste …

Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is of great importance for both critical metal
supply and environmental protection. Although the physical chemistry is still focused on …

A new type of deep-eutectic solvents (DESs), consisting of ethylene glycol (EG) and
sulfosalicylic acid dihydrate (SAD), were designed for efficient leaching valuable metals from …

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are increasingly used in transportation, portable electronic
devices and energy storage, with the number of spent LIBs increasing year by year. The …

Spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have gradually become an indispensable raw material to
regenerate new LIBs and close the material loop. Hence, the development of efficient …

The extensive application in recent years of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) based on an
LiFePO4 (LFP) cathode in electric vehicles will lead to a large amount of scrapped LFP in …

The functional utilization of transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is an
essential upcycling way. Herein, we propose a win–win strategy to recover Li and prepare …