Systems and Materials for Recycling Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 812
Special Issue Editors
Interests: eutectic solvents; recycling lithium-ion batteries; design of experiments; extraction procedures; sustainability assessment
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Interests: exhausted lithium-ion battery; metals recovery; waste management; air pollution; adsorption; innovative porous material; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Exponential increases in the demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which follow the growth of the number of electronic devices and electric vehicles produced, pose serious environmental issues related to the consumption of critical raw materials (such as Li, Co, Ni, and Mn) and the disposal of spent LIBs. In this context, research on alternatives to well-assessed (and environmentally detrimental) pyro- and hydrometallurgy has multiplied in recent years. This Special Issue aims to collect the latest findings about new systems or materials that can valorize spent LIBs through their reuse or through the recovery of the precious elements contained in industrial black mass (BM); these elements are mainly made of Li metal oxides and graphite.
The main topics include the following:
- The reuse of partially spent LIBs.
- The extraction of critical raw materials from spent LIBs.
- The characterization of black masses (BMs).
- Pyrometallurgy for the valorization of spent LIBs.
- Hydro/solvometallurgy for the valorization of spent LIBs.
Dr. Alberto Mannu
Dr. Alessandra Zanoletti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- spent lithium-ion batteries
- black mass
- metal extraction
- hydrometallurgy
- solvometallurgy
- pyrometallurgy
- circular economy
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