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Environmentally friendly recycling and effective repairing of cathode powders from spent LiFePO 4 batteries

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Efficient purification and high-quality regeneration of graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries by surfactant-assisted methanesulfonic acid

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Recycling Spent Graphite Anodes into a Graphite/Graphene Oxide Composite Via Plasma Solution Treatment for Reuse in Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Superior Rate Capability of Small Regenerated Graphite Particles Induced by Homogeneously Distributed Current Density Derived from Cracks and Intrinsic Defects.

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Leading strategies and research advances for the restoration of graphite from expired Li+ energy storage devices

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Through-hole graphite made from waste graphite for high-rate lithium-ion battery anodes

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A Novel and Sustainable Approach to Enhance the Li-Ion Storage Capability of Recycled Graphite Anode from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Graphite regenerating from retired (LFP) lithium-ion battery: Phase transformation mechanism of impurities in low-temperature sulfation roasting process

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Regeneration and reuse of anode graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries with low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Liu, J., Shi, H. F., Ke, Y., Geng, Y., Hu, X., Yi, G., Zhang, J., & Luo, X. (2023) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108274 · Cited by 19

Regeneration of high-performance materials for electrochemical energy storage from assorted solid waste: A review

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Recycling strategies for renewable graphite and other carbon nanomaterials from used batteries: A review

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Sustainable and Direct Upcycling of Waste Graphite Anodes via Deep Eutectic Solvents

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Spent graphite as promising carbon matrix for high performance SiO/C anode material of Li-ion battery

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Regulation of high value-added carbon nanomaterials by DC arc plasma using graphite anodes from spent lithium-ion batteries

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Green Synergy Conversion of Waste Graphite in Spent Lithium‐Ion Batteries to GO and High‐Performance EG Anode Material

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Facile synthesis of uniform N-doped carbon-coated TiO 2 hollow spheres with enhanced lithium storage performance

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Subcritical impurity removal and regeneration of spent graphite anodes achieving 99.5 % purity

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Rethinking the Roles of Graphite and Graphene in Lithium‐Ion Batteries From Environmental and Industrial Perspectives

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Nitrogen-doped expanded graphite derived from spent graphite induce uniform growth of lithium peroxide for high-performance Li-oxygen battery

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Oxygen-rich modified-graphite recycled from spent lithium batteries for improved lithium-ion storage: Adsorption and intercalation mechanisms

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Regeneration of Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Batteries: State-of-the-Art Review, Current Challenges, and Future Perspectives

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Direct recycling of spent graphite anode via calcium silicate coating for high-capacity and fast lithium storage

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Graphite processing from beneficiation to final product: a review focused on purification of natural and recycled materials

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Self-Healable and Degradable Polycaprolactone-Based Polymeric Binders for Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Facile Fabrication of High-Performance Li-Ion Battery Carbonaceous Anode from Li-Ion Battery Waste

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Review on the recovery and reutilization of anode materials and electrolytes from spent lithium-ion batteries

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Organic acid-assisted vapor phase reduction for high-dense defects of retired graphite for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

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Low-temperature molten salt ion regeneration strategy towards green and efficient spent graphite recycling

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Effect of carbon modification on the structure and electrochemical properties of recycled graphite anode materials

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A green and low-cost approach to recover graphite for high-performance aluminum ion battery cathode

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Facile conversion from spent graphite to N-doped graphite with high cycling performance

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Life cycle assessment of lithium-ion and secondary batteries: A comparative analysis on environmental impacts and graphite recycling

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Toward Sustainable Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Recycling and Reuse Strategies for Spent Graphite Anodes

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Preparation and Supercapacitive Behaviors of the Porous Reduced Graphene Derived from the Graphite Anode of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Amorphous Carbon Coating Enabling Waste Graphite to Reuse as High-Performance Anode of Lithium-Ion Battery

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Efficient Regeneration of Graphite from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries through Combination of Thermal and Wet Metallurgical Approaches

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Application of response surface methodology and thermogravimetric-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy on the recycling of graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries by ultrasonic-assisted water leaching and pyrolysis treatment

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Ultra-low energy processing of graphite: a fast-track journey towards carbon neutrality

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Improved lithium ion storage capacity of Ti2SnC via in-situ formation of SnO2

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Future of Battery Grade Graphite Recycling from Spent Batteries

Chenitz, R., Pajootan, E., & Mokrini, A. (2025) · ACS Sustainable Resource Management · doi:10.1021/acssusresmgt.5c00312 · Cited by 10

Highly crystalline, low-ash, graphite from coal using an Fe2O3-based catalytic process with recovery and reuse of catalyst and process acid

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SiC x /TiC x Nanostructured Material from Ti 3 SiC 2 for High Rate Performance of Lithium Storage

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Electrochemical methods for the removal of impurities from thegraphite anode in spent ternary lithium-ion batteries

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Structural Composition and Disassembly Techniques for Efficient Recycling of Waste Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Zhu, Z., & Gao, X. (2024) · Advanced Sustainable Systems · doi:10.1002/adsu.202400610 · Cited by 8

Lithium-ion battery recycling evolution: Could entire cell regeneration be the next step?

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Reviving Graphite Anode from Spent Li-Ion Batteries via Acid Leaching and Carbonization Methodology

Sen, A., Kumar, K., Kumar, S., Ghanty, C., Mahato, S., Dash, P. S., Biswas, K., & Kundu, R. (2025) · ACS Sustainable Resource Management · doi:10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00340 · Cited by 7

Regeneration of spent graphite into high-performance anode materials for lithium-ion batteries via carbohydrate-derived coating

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Balancing Gravimetric and Volumetric Performances of Microsized Bi/Graphene Anode toward Practical Sodium Ion Storage

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Energy storage investigation on regenerated graphite-metal oxide composites from end-of-life LIBs and promising for a closed-loop approach

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Green regeneration and recycling technology for spent graphite in lithium batteries: Biofilm coating-heat treatment repair process

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Correlative insights into the degradation pathways and direct regeneration healing mechanisms of spent lithium-ion battery active materials

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Value‐added energy storage by harnessing spent Lithium‐ion battery components toward high‐performance asymmetric supercapacitor electrodes

Kuku, M. (2025) · Rare Metals · doi:10.1007/s12598-025-03575-6 · Cited by 6

Utilization of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries waste as sustainable reinforcing filler for thermal, vibration-damping, and noise control applications

Sunali, Mago, J., Negi, A., Pant, K. K., & Fatima, S. (2024) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144143 · Cited by 6

Thermal Behavior of Li1+x[Li1/3Ti5/3]O4 and a Proof of Concept for Sustainable Batteries

Mukai, K., Uyama, T., & Nonaka, T. (2021) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.1c11195 · Cited by 6

Autogenous Pressure Assisted Aqua‐Thermal Regeneration of Spent Graphite in a Designed Reactor: Second‐Life Electrochemistry and Technoenvironmental Benefits

Khamaru, S., Ghosh, S., & Martha, S. K. (2025) · Advanced Energy Materials · doi:10.1002/aenm.202501921 · Cited by 5

Facile synthesis of electrocatalytically active Cu/graphite using the negative electrode of spent Li-ion batteries

Itahara, H., Sakamoto, N., Takahashi, N., Kosaka, S., & Takatani, Y. (2024) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d3gc04472f · Cited by 7

A chemical method for the complete components recovery from the ferric phosphate tailing of spent lithium iron phosphate batteries

Wu, Z., Mei, H., Wan, X., Shen, F., & Peng, C. (2024) · New Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d4nj03034f · Cited by 5

Graphite Regeneration and NCM Cathode Type Synthesis from Retired LIBs by Closed-Loop Cycle Recycling Technology of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Kosenko, A., Pushnitsa, K., Chernyavsky, V., Novikov, P. A., & Popovich, A. (2024) · Energies · doi:10.3390/en17225570 · Cited by 5

Evaluation of nano particle slurries by osmotic pressure measurement and its application to fabrication process of nano composite materials

Mori, T., Imazeki, H., Tsutsui, G., & Tanahashi, M. (2019) · Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects · doi:10.1016/j.nanoso.2019.100306 · Cited by 5

Recycling of anode active material from spent Li-ion batteries

Sharma, Y., Guduru, R. K., Tripathi, B., Mitra, S., Sau, S., Rashid, A., & Sengupta, A. (2025) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2025.118067 · Cited by 4

Direct recycling of graphite from spent batteries and production scraps for the development of a circular and sustainable economy

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Recycling spent lithium ion battery as sustainable carbon sources of high-performance Si/C composites anodes

Song, S., Li, G., Zheng, A., Kong, X., He, M., Wu, Y., Dong, Z., & Xu, W. (2025) · Inorganic Chemistry Communications · doi:10.1016/j.inoche.2025.114592 · Cited by 4

All-Electrochem-Active Graphite Electrode Enabled by Manipulating Li+ Activity of Inactive Components for High-Energy Batteries

Zhang, J., Shi, Q., Lu, C., Liu, X., Wang, J., Zhang, C., Wang, Z., Li, L., Bachmatiuk, A., Shen, Y., et al. (2025) · ACS Applied Energy Materials · doi:10.1021/acsaem.5c00794 · Cited by 3

Electrochemical Kinetic Promotion of Lithium Growth on Current Collectors With Sub‐Nano Spaces for Real Anodeless Electrodes

Sim, W. H., Kim, D., Kim, K., Won, J. H., & Jeong, H. M. (2025) · SusMat · doi:10.1002/sus2.70036 · Cited by 3

Analytical and Electrochemical Characterization of Mechanochemically Recovered Graphite from Spent Lithium‐Ion Batteries for Anode Additive Applications

Jabri, S., ROLLIN, A. J., Sukanya, S., Blumberg, A., Hiller, M., Wilhelm, R., Kurrat, M., Novák, P., Etzkorn, M., & Schlickum, U. (2026) · Advanced Sustainable Systems · doi:10.1002/adsu.202500948 · Cited by 3

Investigation on a Supercritical Water Gasification System with CO2 as Transporting Medium

Wang, W., Lu, B., Shi, J., Zhao, Q., & Jin, H. (2023) · Journal of Thermal Science · doi:10.1007/s11630-023-1843-6 · Cited by 3

Recycle of graphite and recovery of valuable metals from industrial-grade black mass of spent lithium-ion battery

Liu, S., Wang, K., Chen, L., Huang, Y., Sun, X., Chu, Q.-Y., & Zhang, Y. (2025) · Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2025.05.046 · Cited by 2

Tailored solvent treatment for optimized production of upcycled anodes from end-of-life Li-ion batteries

McKalip, N., Verma, A., Schulze, M. C., Mangum, J. S., Teeter, G. R., Berquist, Z., Son, S., Prakash, N., Colclasure, A. M., Ingram, B. J., et al. (2026) · Chem Circularity · doi:10.1016/j.checir.2026.100014 · Cited by 2

Batteries From Reused, Recycled, and Surplus Materials

Yu, J., Martynova, I., Briqueleur, E., Carboni, M., Chenevier, P., Pezzin, G., Ren, Y., Khan, M. D., Li, Z., Vilkman, M., et al. (2026) · Advanced Sustainable Systems · doi:10.1002/adsu.70554 · Cited by 2

A Review of Graphite Anode Recycling in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Technical Challenges and Geopolitical and Economic Implications

Rezaei, M., Kumar, M. R. A., Dawkins, J. I. G., Selva, T. M. G., & Zaghib, K. (2026) · Batteries · doi:10.3390/batteries12070259 · Cited by 2

Industrial Recycling Process of Batteries for EVs

Abdallah, A., Dauwed, M., Aly, A. A., Felemban, B. F., Khan, I., & Madsen, D. Ø. (2022) · Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print) · doi:10.32604/cmc.2023.032995 · Cited by 2

The Study on the Purification of Waste Graphite Thermal Field Material of FZ-Si Crystal

Zhang, Y., Chen, Z., Xie, K., Chen, X., Hu, Y., & Ma, W. (2024) · Silicon · doi:10.1007/s12633-024-02988-9 · Cited by 2

The interphase distribution of light REE Ce(III) and La(III) in system based on PEG-1500 – NaNO3 – H2O with the quaternary ammonium base addition

Levina, A. V., Fedorov, A. Y., & Федорова, М. И. (2022) · IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering · doi:10.1088/1757-899x/1212/1/012023 · Cited by 2

Tin oxide/graphite nanocomposite prepared from the negative graphite electrode of spent Li-ion batteries via a potentially sustainable synthesis method

Itahara, H., Matsubara, M., Takahashi, N., Kosaka, S., Shibata, M., & Takatani, Y. (2025) · Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1093/chemle/upaf113 · Cited by 1

A Composite Coating Derived from Aluminum Lactate Promoting the Electrochemical Performance of Natural Graphite

Wang, R., Wang, Q., & Bai, Y. (2025) · ACS Applied Engineering Materials · doi:10.1021/acsaenm.5c00341 · Cited by 1

The simple blending of anthracite and needle coke to prepare high quality synthetic graphite

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Unsaponified high efficiency extraction for cathode metal recycling at low phase ratios using a gas-in-oil-in-water (G/O/W) microfluidic extractor

Lim, J. H., Jang, Y. K., Jang, B. K., Cho, S. H., Song, S.-J., Yi, G.-R., & Yoo, P. J. (2026) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2026.137524 · Cited by 1

A Fluorine-Free and Biodegradable Cathode Binder toward LiFePO 4 -Based Lithium Batteries

Fan, X., Li, C., & zhang, Z. (2026) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6c00243 · Cited by 1

Sustainable regeneration of battery-grade graphite from black powder leaching residue via a dual-pathway purification strategy

Zhou, H., Lei, Q., Jiang, Y., Zhou, K., He, L., Peng, C., Qiu, Z., & Chen, W. Q. (2026) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.108955 · Cited by 1

Regeneration of waste graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries into a CoAl₂O₄/graphite composite with high adsorption performance

Liu, G. Q., Ma, L., Xi, X., & Nie, Z. (2026) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2026.177065 · Cited by 1

Deep eutectic solvents for high-efficiency and short-process recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries: progress, challenges, and perspectives

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