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References from Lithium integration with renewables for a sustainable energy transition: opportunities, challenges, and environmental impacts. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Sustainability challenges and circular economy solutions for lithium in the transition to clean energy: a UK perspective
10.20533/ijsed.2046.3707.2024.0077 · 2024 · External reference
Role of energy storage systems in energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables
10.1002/est2.135 · 2021 · External reference
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2025 · External reference
Large scale renewable energy integration: issues and solutions
2019 · External reference
Low-carbon energy storage via liquid organic hydrogen carriers: from new developments to global initiatives
10.1016/j.nxener.2026.100533 · 2026 · External reference
Overcoming challenges of renewable energy on future smart grid
10.12928/telkomnika.v10i2.781 · 2012 · External reference
Revolutionizing energy storage: overcoming challenges and unleashing the potential of next generation Lithium-ion battery technology
10.25082/mer.2023.01.003 · 2023 · External reference
Review of energy storage system technologies in microgrid applications: issues and challenges
10.1109/access.2018.2841407 · 2018 · External reference
Smart grid and energy storage: policy recommendations
10.1016/j.rser.2017.07.011 · 2018 · External reference
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2020 · External reference
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2015 · External reference
Lithium recovery from brines: a vital raw material for green energies with a potential environmental impact in its mining and processing
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.223 · 2018 · External reference
Lithium in the green energy transition: the quest for both sustainability and security
2021 · External reference
Geopolitical realities of the energy transition supply chain: energy security risks and opportunities
2023 · External reference
Electric vehicle batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage demand by as early as 2030
2023 · External reference
Impacts of the U.S.-China trade war on lithium-ion battery supply chains: a network analysis approach
10.62051/ijgem.v5n2.38 · 2024 · External reference
Comparative analysis of lithium battery industries between the United States and China
10.54097/35mce049 · 2024 · External reference
Future material demand for automotive lithium-based batteries
10.1038/s43246-020-00095-x · 2020 · External reference
Long on expectations, short on supply: regional lithium imbalances and the effects of trade allocations by China, the EU, and the USA
2025 · External reference
Electric vehicle battery chemistry affects supply chain disruption vulnerabilities
2024 · External reference
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2020 · External reference
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2025 · External reference
On the potential of vehicle-to-grid and second-life batteries to provide energy and material security
10.1038/s41467-024-48554-0 · 2024 · External reference
Towards the lithium-ion battery production network: thinking beyond mineral supply chains
10.1016/j.erss.2022.102659 · 2022 · External reference
Advances in water splitting and lithium-ion batteries: pioneering sustainable energy storage and conversion technologies
10.3389/fenrg.2024.1465349 · 2025 · External reference
A DOE based comparison of resins and factors affecting direct lithium extraction
10.54026/jmms/1098 · 2024 · External reference
Pathways to Greener Primary Lithium Extraction for a Really Sustainable Energy Transition: Environmental Challenges and Pioneering Innovations
10.3390/su17010160 · 2024 · External reference
On the cost competitiveness of blue and green hydrogen
10.1016/j.joule.2023.12.004 · 2024 · External reference
Recent progress and perspectives of liquid organic hydrogen carrier electrochemistry for energy applications
10.1039/d4ta01893a · 2024 · External reference
Vulnerability to geopolitical disruptions of the global electric vehicle lithium-ion battery supply chain network
10.1016/j.cie.2024.109919 · 2024 · External reference
Evaluating multi-dimensional risks embodied in the global supply chain of lithium-ion batteries
10.1016/j.rcradv.2025.200266 · 2025 · External reference
Vulnerability to geopolitical disruptions of the global electric vehicle lithium-ion battery supply chain network
10.1016/j.cie.2024.109919 · 2024 · External reference
Literature review and thermodynamic modelling of roasting processes for lithium extraction from spodumene
10.3390/met10101312 · 2020 · External reference
Production of Lithium – A Literature Review Part 1: Pretreatment of Spodumene
10.1080/08827508.2019.1643343 · 2020 · External reference
Energy, greenhouse gas, and water life cycle analysis of lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide monohydrate from brine and ore resources and their use in lithium ion battery cathodes and lithium ion batteries
10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105762 · 2021 · External reference
Comparative study on lake ice phenology changes and driving factors in large lakes of mid-latitude Xinjiang, China
10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123880 · 2025 · External reference
Advance review on the exploitation of the prominent energy-storage element: lithium. Part I: from mineral and brine resources
10.1016/j.mineng.2016.01.010 · 2016 · External reference
Spatiotemporal patterns of lithium mining and environmental degradation in the Atacama Salt Flat, Chile
2019 · External reference
Environmental impact of direct lithium extraction from brines
10.1038/s43017-022-00387-5 · 2023 · External reference
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2025 · External reference
Environmental impacts of a transition toward e-mobility: the present and future role of lithium carbonate production
10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.10.026 · 2012 · External reference
Electro-driven direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines to generate battery-grade lithium hydroxide
10.1038/s41467-025-56071-x · 2025 · External reference
Technology for the recovery of lithium from geothermal brines
10.3390/en14206805 · 2021 · External reference
Lithium-rich geothermal brines in Europe: An up-date about geochemical characteristics and implications for potential Li resources
10.1016/j.geothermics.2022.102385 · 2022 · External reference
The intensification of the water footprint of hydraulic fracturing
10.1126/sciadv.aar5982 · 2018 · External reference
Prospects of metal recovery from wastewater and brine
10.1038/s44221-022-00006-z · 2023 · External reference
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2023 · External reference
When pesticide reduction objectives meet business as usual: Possible impacts on the crop sector in Latvia
10.1016/j.resenv.2023.100145 · 2024 · External reference
Hydrothermal enrichment of lithium in intracaldera illite-bearing claystones
10.1126/sciadv.adh8183 · 2023 · External reference
Lithium-rich claystone in the Mcdermitt Caldera, Nevada, USA: geologic, mineralogical, and geochemical characteristics and possible origin
10.3390/min10010068 · 2020 · External reference
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2017 · External reference
Systematic risks of the global lithium supply chain network: from static topological structures to cascading failure dynamics
10.1021/acs.est.4c10523 · 2024 · External reference
Global lithium sources—industrial use and future in the electric vehicle industry: a review
10.3390/resources7030057 · 2018 · External reference
Assessment of lithium criticality in the global energy transition and addressing policy gaps in transportation
10.1038/s41467-020-18402-y · 2020 · External reference
Global Lithium Resources and Sustainability Issues
2015 · External reference
China, the United States, and competition for resources that enable emerging technologies
10.1073/pnas.1717152115 · 2018 · External reference
Rock-to-Metal Ratio: A Foundational Metric for Understanding Mine Wastes
10.1021/acs.est.1c07875 · 2022 · External reference
Electric cars and batteries: how will the world produce enough?
10.1038/d41586-021-02222-1 · 2021 · External reference
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2025 · External reference
A review of onshore wind farm battery energy storage systems for techno-economic optimization
2024 · External reference
Integrating circular economy strategies with low-carbon scenarios: lithium use in electric vehicles
10.1021/acs.est.9b02872 · 2019 · External reference
Towards circular battery supply chains: strategies to reduce material demand and the impact on mining and recycling
2024 · External reference
Recent advances and future prospects of lithium recovery from low-grade lithium resources: a review
10.3390/inorganics13010004 · 2024 · External reference
Can circular economy strategies address resource constraints for lithium-ion batteries? A comprehensive dynamic material flow analysis of lithium flows in China’s battery sector
10.1111/jiec.13607 · 2025 · External reference
Environmental impact assessment of direct lithium extraction from brine resources: Global warming potential, land use, water consumption, and charting sustainable scenarios
10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107583 · 2024 · External reference
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2024 · External reference
Water footprint of battery-grade lithium production in the Salar de Atacama, Chile
10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144635 · 2025 · External reference
Freshwater inflows to closed basins of the Andean plateau in Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia
10.1038/s43247-025-02130-6 · 2025 · External reference
Lithium and water: hydrosocial impacts across the life cycle of energy storage
10.1002/wat2.1748 · 2024 · External reference
Solar-enhanced lithium extraction with self-sustaining water recycling from salt-lake brines
10.1073/pnas.2400159121 · 2024 · External reference
At the crossroads: can desalination be a suitable public policy solution to address water scarcity in Chile’s mining zones?
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.110039 · 2020 · External reference
Carbon and water footprint of battery-grade lithium from brine and spodumene: a simulation-based LCA
10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142108 · 2024 · External reference
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S-LCA of lithium mining in Chile and its potential impacts on water and the local community
10.1007/s11367-024-02378-8 · 2025 · External reference
Water or mineral resource? Legal interpretations and hydrosocial configurations of lithium mining in Chile
10.3389/frwa.2023.1075139 · 2023 · External reference
Meta-analysis of life cycle assessments for Li-Ion batteries production emissions
10.1007/s11367-025-02541-9 · 2025 · External reference
Carbon footprint distributions of lithium-ion batteries and their materials
10.1038/s41467-024-54634-y · 2024 · External reference
Cradle-to-gate and use-phase carbon footprint of a commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicle lithium-ion battery
10.1021/acs.est.3c01346 · 2023 · External reference
Life cycle assessment of natural graphite production for lithium-ion battery anodes based on industrial primary data
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130474 · 2022 · External reference
The size and range effect: lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of electric vehicles
10.1088/1748-9326/11/5/054010 · 2016 · External reference
Evaluating carbon emissions: a lifecycle comparison between electric and conventional vehicles
2025 · External reference
Predictive modeling of battery degradation and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. state-level electric vehicle operation
2018 · External reference
Assessing the environmental impact and risks associated with uncontrolled disposal of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries on soil
10.1016/j.mex.2025.103576 · 2025 · External reference
Organic electrolytes recycling from spent lithium-ion batteries
2022 · External reference
Environmental sustainability impacts of solid waste management practices in the Global South
10.3390/ijerph191912717 · 2022 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2021 · External reference
Review of life cycle assessment on lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) recycling
10.1016/j.nxsust.2024.100032 · 2024 · External reference
Hydrometallurgical Processes for the Recovery of Metals from WEEE
2016 · External reference
Recycling of cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries: challenges and future perspectives
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128312 · 2022 · External reference
Cathode upcycling for direct recycling of Lithium-Ion batteries using a precipitation approach
10.1002/aenm.202500699 · 2025 · External reference
Lithium-ion battery recyclingoverview of techniques and trends
10.1021/acsenergylett.1c02602 · 2022 · External reference
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2025 · External reference
Lithium-ion battery recycling—a review of the material supply and policy infrastructure. In NPG Asia Mater. (Vol. 16, Number 1)
2024 · External reference
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2024 · External reference
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2025 · External reference
Global supply of secondary lithium from lithium-ion battery recycling
10.3390/recycling10040122 · 2025 · External reference
Estimating the environmental impacts of global lithium-ion battery supply chain: a temporal, geographical, and technological perspective
10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad361 · 2023 · External reference
Potential impacts of proposed lithium extraction on biodiversity and conservation in the contiguous United States
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168639 · 2024 · External reference
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2024 · External reference
Lithium-ion battery components are at the nexus of sustainable energy and environmental release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
10.1038/s41467-024-49753-5 · 2024 · External reference
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2023 · External reference
A Standardized Data Model for the Battery Passport: Paving the Way for Sustainable Battery Management
10.1016/j.procir.2024.01.014 · 2024 · External reference
An assessment of the European regulation on battery recycling for electric vehicles
10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112770 · 2022 · External reference
The energetic implications of introducing lithium-ion batteries into distributed photovoltaic systems
10.1039/c9se00127a · 2019 · External reference
Lithium-ion battery, sodium-ion battery, or redox-flow battery: a comprehensive comparison in renewable energy systems
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233426 · 2023 · External reference
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2024 · External reference
Toward energy justice principles for sustainable lithium-ion battery technologies
10.1002/aesr.202500042 · 2025 · External reference
Modern optimization technologies in hybrid renewable energy systems: a systematic review of research gaps and prospects for decisions
10.3390/en18174727 · 2025 · External reference
The environmental impact of Li-Ion batteries and the role of key parameters – a review
10.1016/j.rser.2016.08.039 · 2017 · External reference
Sustainable electric vehicle batteries for a sustainable world: perspectives on battery cathodes, environment, supply chain, manufacturing, life cycle, and policy
10.1002/aenm.202200383 · 2022 · External reference
10.1016/j.rser.2023.114176
10.1016/j.rser.2023.114176 · External reference
On the history and future of 100% renewable energy systems research
10.1109/access.2022.3193402 · 2022 · External reference
Cobalt in battery production: implications for the mining community
2023 · External reference
The precarious political economy of cobalt: balancing prosperity, poverty, and brutality in artisanal and industrial mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2019 · External reference
Modeling and applications of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) for lithium-ion batteries
10.33961/jecst.2019.00528 · 2020 · External reference
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2022 · External reference
The development of China’s monopoly over cobalt battery materials
10.1007/s13563-024-00447-w · 2024 · External reference
The energy transition paradox: how lithium extraction puts pressure on environment, society, and politics
2024 · External reference
Advancing energy storage: the future trajectory of lithium-ion battery technologies
10.1016/j.est.2025.116511 · 2025 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2024 · External reference
Research on Sodium-ion Batteries in New Energy Storage
10.1088/1742-6596/2310/1/012037 · 2022 · External reference
Improving China’s global lithium resource development capacity
2022 · External reference
Assessing the feasibility of the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV critical mineral targets
10.1038/s41893-023-01079-8 · 2023 · External reference
A Review of State-Level Policies on Electrical Energy Storage
2019 · External reference
The demand and recycling potential for lithium, cobalt, and nickel in the European electric-mobility transition
10.1088/2515-7620/ade120 · 2025 · External reference
Energy assessment of the ageing phenomenon in Li-Ion batteries and its impact on the vehicle range efficiency
10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116530 · 2023 · External reference
How will second-use of batteries affect stocks and flows in the EU? A model for traction Li-ion batteries
10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.02.022 · 2019 · External reference
Projected transition to electric vehicles in India and its impact on stakeholders
10.1016/j.esd.2021.12.006 · 2022 · External reference
Ambitious EV policy expedites the e-waste and socio-environmental impacts in India
10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106829 · 2023 · External reference
Optimal integration of renewable energy, energy storage, and Indonesia’s Super Grid
10.3390/en17205061 · 2024 · External reference
Projecting the Future Levelized Cost of Electricity Storage Technologies
10.1016/j.joule.2018.12.008 · 2019 · External reference
Mining companies, indigenous communities, and the state: the political ecology of lithium in Chile (Salar de Atacama) and Argentina (Salar de Olaroz-Cauchari)
2022 · External reference
The politics of ‘green’ extraction frontiers: mapping metals and mineral mining conflicts related to the energy transition in the Americas
10.1177/08969205241305963 · 2025 · External reference
Environmental justice across the lithium supply chain: a role for science diplomacy in the Americas
10.38126/jspg220205 · 2023 · External reference
Scaling up the global reef restoration activity: avoiding ecological imperialism and ongoing colonialism
10.1371/journal.pone.0250870 · 2021 · External reference
Lithium extractivism and water injustices in the Salar de Atacama, Chile: the colonial shadow of green electromobility
10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102382 · 2021 · External reference
Life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries in utility-scale applications: impacts on power supply sustainability and grid decarbonization
10.30574/gjeta.2025.24.3.0262 · 2025 · External reference
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2021 · External reference
Addressing the Scientific Gaps Between Life Cycle Thinking and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for the Sustainability Assessment of Electric Vehicles’ Lithium-Ion Batteries
2025 · External reference
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2024 · External reference
What adds more flexibility? An energy system analysis of storage, demand-side response, heating electrification, and distribution reinforcement
2022 · External reference
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Historical and prospective lithium-ion battery cost trajectories from a bottom-up production modeling perspective
10.1016/j.est.2023.109800 · 2024 · External reference
Second-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries for Home Photovoltaic Systems: Transforming Energy Storage and Sustainability
10.3390/en17102345 · 2024 · External reference
Learning only buys you so much: practical limits on battery price reduction
10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.138 · 2019 · External reference
Economies of scale in battery cell manufacturing: the impact of material and process innovations
10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116499 · 2021 · External reference
Rapidly falling costs of battery packs for electric vehicles
10.1038/nclimate2564 · 2015 · External reference
A forecast on future raw material demand and recycling potential of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles
10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106920 · 2023 · External reference
Cost projection of state of the art lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles up to 2030
10.3390/en10091314 · 2017 · External reference
Projecting the price of lithium-ion NMC battery packs using a multifactor learning curve model
10.3390/en13205276 · 2020 · External reference
Underground hydrogen storage: transforming subsurface science into sustainable energy solutions
10.3390/en18030748 · 2025 · External reference
Techno-economic analysis of lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries in stationary energy storage application
10.1016/j.est.2021.102748 · 2021 · External reference
Comparative techno-economic analysis of large-scale renewable energy storage technologies
10.1016/j.egyai.2023.100282 · 2023 · External reference
Techno-economic optimization of battery storage technologies for off-grid hybrid microgrids in multiple rural locations of Bangladesh
10.3389/fenrg.2025.1654615 · 2025 · External reference
A cost-optimizing analysis of energy storage technologies and transmission lines for decarbonizing the UK power system by 2035
10.3390/en18061489 · 2025 · External reference
Critically assessing sodium-ion technology roadmaps and scenarios for techno-economic competitiveness against lithium-ion batteries
10.1038/s41560-024-01701-9 · 2025 · External reference
Solid-state batteries, their future in the energy storage and electric vehicles market
10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100382 · 2024 · External reference
A systematic review of the costs and impacts of integrating variable renewables into power grids
10.1038/s41560-020-00695-4 · 2020 · External reference
Economic analysis of large-scale renewable energy (RE) source investment incorporating power system transmission costs
10.3390/en16217407 · 2023 · External reference
Grid-integrated solutions for sustainable EV charging: a comparative study of renewable energy and battery storage systems
10.3389/fenrg.2024.1403883 · 2024 · External reference
Comparing the role of long duration energy storage technologies for zero-carbon electricity systems
10.1109/access.2024.3397918 · 2024 · External reference
The energy landscape of Texas: From fossil fuel legacy to renewable powerhouse
10.30574/wjaets.2025.15.3.1174 · 2025 · External reference
Life-cycle carbon emissions and energy return on investment for 80% domestic renewable electricity with battery storage in California (U.S.A.)
10.3390/en13153934 · 2020 · External reference
Cost-optimal operation strategy for integrating large scale of renewable energy in China’s power system: from a multi-regional perspective
10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119780 · 2022 · External reference
Empirical Study on Cost–Benefit Evaluation of New Energy Storage in Typical Grid-Side Business Models: A Case Study of Hebei Province
10.3390/en18082082 · 2025 · External reference
The U.S. inflation reduction act: climate policy as economic crisis response
10.1080/09644016.2024.2437886 · 2025 · External reference
Planning challenges to grid reliability
10.1002/gas.22312 · 2022 · External reference
Global supply sustainability assessment of critical metals for clean energy technology
2023 · External reference
The EU green deal industrial plan
10.21552/estal/2023/2/3 · 2023 · External reference
Governance and policy implications of the Inflation Reduction Act: a European perspective
10.1111/1758-5899.13448 · 2024 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2024 · External reference
EU policies on critical raw materials
10.32390/ksmer.2023.60.6.547 · 2023 · External reference
Material flow analysis of lithium in China
10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.12.005 · 2017 · External reference
China’s lithium supply chains: network evolution and resilience assessment
2023 · External reference
Mapping the cobalt and lithium supply chains for e-mobility transition: significance of overseas investments and vertical integration in evaluating mineral supply risks
10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107788 · 2024 · External reference
Lithium dynamics. Global trends and local spatializations
2025 · External reference
From local priorities to global responses: assessing sustainability initiatives in South American lithium mining
2024 · External reference
Lithium dreams, local struggles: navigating the geopolitics and socio-ecological costs of a low-carbon future
10.1016/j.erss.2025.103952 · 2025 · External reference
Lithium nexus: energy, geopolitics, and socio-environmental impacts in Mexico’s Sonora project
10.1016/j.erss.2023.103393 · 2024 · External reference
Exploring conditions for just lithium mining in South America. The case of the EU responsible sourcing strategy
10.1088/1748-9326/ad948d · 2024 · External reference
Review on new-generation batteries technologies: trends and future directions
2023 · External reference
A solid future for battery development
10.1038/nenergy.2016.141 · 2016 · External reference
Lithium battery chemistries enabled by solid-state electrolytes
10.1038/natrevmats.2016.103 · 2017 · External reference
Designing solid-state electrolytes for safe, energy-dense batteries
10.1038/s41578-019-0165-5 · 2020 · External reference
Current trends in sourcing, recycling, and regeneration of spent lithium-ion batteries—a review
10.31635/renewables.023.202200008 · 2023 · External reference
Beyond lithium-ion: emerging frontiers in next-generation battery technologies
10.3389/fbael.2024.1377192 · 2024 · External reference
Combined pyro-hydrometallurgical technology for recovering valuable metal elements from spent lithium-ion batteries: a review of recent developments
10.1039/d3gc01077e · 2023 · External reference
10.3390/pr12102203
10.3390/pr12102203 · External reference
A review on sustainable recycling technologies for lithium-ion batteries
10.1007/s42247-021-00201-w · 2021 · External reference
Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries—Current State of the Art, Circular Economy, and Next Generation Recycling
10.1002/aenm.202102917 · 2022 · External reference
The InnoRec process: a comparative study of three mainstream routes for spent lithium-ion battery recycling based on the same feedstock
10.3390/su16093876 · 2024 · External reference
A mini-review on metal recycling from spent lithium ion batteries
10.1016/j.eng.2018.05.018 · 2018 · External reference
A review of research progress on combined pyro-hydrometallurgical technology for spent lithium-ion batteries
2025 · External reference
Economic and structural challenges of lithium-ion battery recycling in Europe: A stakeholder-based assessment
10.1016/j.wasman.2025.114962 · 2025 · External reference
Current challenges in efficient lithium-ion batteries’ recycling: a perspective
2022 · External reference
From lithium-last technology to lithium-first technology: technical mapping and collaborative strategies for sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling
10.1039/d5gc02804c · 2025 · External reference
Smart monitoring and control systems for hydrogen fuel cells using AI
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.02.232 · 2024 · External reference
Mixed structures as a new strategy to develop outstanding oxides-based cathode materials for sodium ion batteries: a review
10.1016/j.jechem.2021.02.027 · 2021 · External reference
Advanced layered oxide cathodes for sodium/potassium-ion batteries: development, challenges and prospects
10.1016/j.cej.2022.139438 · 2023 · External reference
Layered oxide cathodes for sodium-ion batteries: storage mechanism, electrochemistry, and techno-economics
10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00690 · 2023 · External reference
