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Immobilization of spent electrolyte–radioactive waste (RW) generated during the pyrochemical processing of mixed nitride uranium–plutonium spent nuclear fuel is an acute task for further development of the closed nuclear fuel cycle with f...

The rapid expansion of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), largely driven by the rising demand for electric vehicles, will lead to a significant increase in end-of-life (EOL) batteries, necessitating efficient recycling processes, which must be accompanied...

The current work was aimed at developing a new conditioning method of spent electrolyte-radioactive waste (RW) generated during the pyrochemical reprocessing of mixed nitride uranium-plutonium spent nuclear fuel. Magnesium potassium phosphate (MPP) c...

By utilizing thermodynamic calculations, the possible removal path of spent lead-acid battery electrolytes was modeled. The process was divided into precipitation and carbonation processes. In the carbonation process, two scenarios were discussed, na...

The archival value of this paper is the investigation of novel methods to recover lead (II) ions from spent lead acid battery electrodes to be used directly as electrolyte for a soluble lead flow battery. The methods involved heating electrodes of sp...

Capacitive deionization (CDI) based on LSC-957 resin/carbon composite electrodes was used to remove Fe impurity ions from a spent vanadium electrolyte, which enabled simple and efficient regeneration of the electrolyte. The experiments conducted in t...

Among the many radiochemical problems, the search for new materials and technologies for the immobilization of radioactive waste remains relevant, and the range continues to change and expand. The possibility of immobilizing the spent chloride electr...

The molten-salt electrolytic method was employed to recycle spent SCR catalyst to prepare TiC compound. A systematic investigation has been carried out through thermodynamic calculation and experimental analysis. The effects of graphite content, cell...

Spent selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts are hazardous wastes containing many valuable metals whose improper disposal can cause environmental pollution and resource waste. Therefore, it is significant to recover valuable metals from spent...

A new type of high-level waste (HLW) is generated during pyrochemical reprocessing of mixed nitride spent uranium–plutonium nuclear fuel. Such waste is a spent electrolyte, which is a mixture of chloride salts containing approximately 25.7 wt.%...

Spent electrolyte from lead-acid battery contains high concentrations of sulfate acid and heavy metals; therefore without proper handling, they might cause severe environmental pollution. A relatively high concentration of sulfate ions (approximately...

This study examined how pH hydrolysis affects the recovery process for antimony extracted from spent electrolytes. Various OH− reagents were used to adjust the pH levels. The findings reveal that pH plays a crucial role in determining the optim...

Spent rare earth molten salt electrolytic slag (REMES) needs to be recovered not only because of its economic value of rare earth elements (REEs), lithium, and fluorine, but also for the environmental benefits. Vacuum distillation has many advantages...

A single production of nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets was developed in this present work from a spent Zn-C primary battery. The electrochemically exfoliated nitrogen-doped graphene nanosheets (EC-N-GNS) was applied in supercapacitor symmetric dev...

Discharge treatment is a vital process in the pretreatment of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This paper focuses on the effects of ultrasonic pretreatment on the discharge of spent LIBs from the perspective of electrolyte concentration and ultras...

Recycling the positive electrode materials of spent Li-ion batteries is critical for environmental sustainability and resource security. To facilitate the attainment of the goal, this study presents a novel approach for recovering valuable metals fro...

Coordination polymer (CP)-type adsorbents impregnated with ionic liquids that are used to remove phenol from wastewater must be regenerated. A simple washing of the adsorbent releases about 70% from the spent adsorbent. In order to increase and study...

The traditional electrochemical caustic soda recovery system uses the generated pH gradient across the ion exchange membrane for the regeneration of spent alkaline absorbent from CO2 capture. This electrochemical CO2 capture system releases the by-pr...

Pyrochemistry is a promising technology that can provide benefits for the safe reprocessing of relatively fresh spent nuclear fuel with a short storage time (3–5 years). The radioactive waste emanating from this process is an electrolyte (LiCl–KCl) m...

Utilizing spent refractory material (SRM), generated after the overhaul of aluminum electrolytic cells, as a raw material for producing Al-Si alloys presents an efficient approach towards achieving full resource utilization of SRM. However, a bottlen...

Electrochemical decomposition of spent catalyst dissolved in molten salts is a promising approach for the extraction of precious metals from them. This article reports the results of the study of aluminum electrowinning from the xLiF–(1-x)AlF3 melt (...

Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is a process where bacteria acquire electrons from a cathode to convert CO2 into multicarbon compounds or methane. In MES with Sporomusa ovata as the microbial catalyst, cathode potential has often been used as a benc...

Waste lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which usually contain dangerous organic electrolytes and transition metals, including nickel, cobalt, iron, and manganese, can hurt the environment and human health. Substantial advancements have been achieved in e...

Ethylene carbonate is, among other applications, used in Li-ion batteries as an electrolyte solvent to dissociate Li-salt. Supercritical CO2 extraction is a promising method for the recycling of electrolyte solvents from spent batteries. To design an...

The consistency in capacity degradation in a multi-cell pack (>100 cells) is critical for ensuring long service life for propulsion applications. As the first step of optimizing a battery system design, academic publications regarding the capacity...

This study assesses the status of hydration and the acid-base balance in female handball players in the Polish Second League before and after simulated matches in both indoor (hall) and beach (outdoor) conditions. The values of biochemical indicators...

The recovery of platinum group metals (PGMs) from waste materials involves dissolving the waste in an aqueous solution. However, since PGMs are precious metals, their dissolution requires strong oxidizing agents such as chlorine gas and aqua regia. I...

Industries that require water with low hardness consume large amounts of NaCl for water softening. In this work, water softener spent brines were recovered and used as raw material in an electrolysis cell with cationic exchange membrane (CEM) to yiel...

Composite materials of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)/activated carbon (AC) were prepared by ‘in-situ’ polymerization and subsequently deposited by spray-coating onto a flexible electrolyte prepared in our laboratories. Two acti...

The electrolytic reduction of a spent oxide fuel involves the liberation of oxygen in a molten salt LiCl–Li2O electrolyte, which creates a corrosive environment for typical structural materials. In this study, the corrosion behaviors of Al–Y-coated s...

Biochar has been obtained by pyrolysis of spent malt rootlets under limited oxygen supply and further activated by mixing with KOH and pyrolyzed again at high temperature. The total specific surface area of such activated biochar was 1148 m2 g−...

Activated carbon obtained from biomass wastes was presently studied in order to evaluate its applicability in an energy storage device. Biochar was obtained by the carbonization of spent malt rootlets and was further processed by mild treatment in Na...

The significant deployment of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) within a wide application field covering small consumer electronics, light and heavy means of transport, such as e-bikes, e-scooters, and electric vehicles (EVs), or energy storage stationary...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are dangerous to recycle, as they pose a fire hazard when cut and contain various chemical hazards. If recycled safely, LIBs provide a rich secondary source for metals such as lithium and cobalt, while reducing the enviro...

Currently, less attention is paid to zinc–carbon batteries, although they are still widely used and are among the major types of batteries collected and recycled. The recycling technologies currently in use do not allow the complete recovery of...

Tantalum is a critical metal that is widely used in electronic products. The demand for tantalum is increasing, but the supply is limited. As tantalum waste products have increased in Taiwan in recent years, the treatment of spent tantalum capacitors...

A new recycling and film formation scheme is developed for spent Li-ion batteries, which involves the combination of ascorbic-assisted sulfuric leaching and electrodeposition to fabricate a corrosion resistance superhydrophobic coating. The idea behi...

This work investigates the comprehensive recycling of graphite and cathode active materials (LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2, abbreviated as NMC) from spent lithium-ion batteries via pretreatment and flotation. Specific analytical methods (SPME-GC-MS and Py-GC-M...

Recycling of Li-Ion Batteries (LIBs) is still a topic of scientific interest. Commonly, spent LIBs are pretreated by mechanical and/or thermal processing. Valuable elements are then recycled via pyrometallurgy and/or hydrometallurgy. Among the therma...

In this paper, the results of an experimental study on hydrogen production at a tungsten discharge electrode with negative polarity in the DC electrolysis of a typical 10 wt% Na2CO3 aqueous solution in three operational regimes (the Faradaic, transit...

Lithium, a silver-white alkali metal, with significantly high energy density, has been exploited for making rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). They have become one of the main energy storage solutions in modern electric cars (EVs). Cobalt, ni...

Spent Pot Lining First Cut (shortened to SPL-1cut) is a solid waste discharged from a primary aluminum electrolytic production process. SPL-1cut is classified as hazardous waste in China because it contains large amounts of soluble sodium fluoride an...

Molten LiCl-KCl salt and liquid cadmium are proposed as the electrolyte and the reactive cathode for the electrorefining of spent nuclear fuels, but they can be corrosive to the structural alloys. The down-selection of existing materials through corr...

Electronic products are ever growing in popularity, and tantalum capacitors are heavily used in small electronic products. Spent epoxy-coated solid electrolyte tantalum capacitors, containing about 22 wt.% of tantalum and 8 wt.% of manganese, were tr...

Electrolytic water splitting is a promising path for the production of clean hydrogen when combined with green electric power, such as photovoltaic and wind power; however, the high current water electrolysis is mainly dependent on the utilization of...

Disperse dyes are an important group of colorants for dyeing polyester fibers. Approximately 30.000 tons of disperse dyes are released into the waste water annually from spent dyebaths. Therefore, methods for decolorizing such dyes are of general int...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have gained much interest in recent years because of the increasing energy demand and the relentless progression of climate change. About 30% of the manufacturing cost for LIBs is spent on cathode materials, and its level...

This work synthesizes a xerogel from a sol–gel synthesis strategy and supports it on N-doped carbon support from spent coffee biomass (Mn(II)O/N-CC, hereafter MnO) as an efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst in alkaline electrolyte...

The results obtained from the work on a concept of a recycling process for NdFeB magnets to recover rare earth elements for remanufacturing similar magnets are presented. This paper investigates the viability of extracting rare earth metals from magn...

The Bayer process is used to extract alumina from bauxite, resulting in the formation of a highly alkaline solid residue known as bauxite residue (BR). However, such residue contains insufficient iron (<35% Fe) and complex impurity composition for...