This study presents an up-to-date review on the methods and technologies applied for the
recovery of Co from end-of-life Li-ion batteries. Considering the upcoming world demand for …

Today, the issue of economic circularity is certainly not a new concept. It represents an
essential issue in any production system since it is an alternative to the current production …

The term downcycling is often used anecdotally to describe imperfections in recycling.
However, it is rarely defined. Here, we identify six meanings of the term downcycling as used …

The photovoltaic industry has shown vigorous growth over the last decade and will continue
on its trajectory to reach terawatt-level deployment by 2022–2023 and an estimated 4.5 TW …

Abstract The EU Battery Regulation is aimed at minimizing negative impact of waste
batteries on the environment. Recycling of lithium-ion batteries is one way to reduce those …

The excessive production of bauxite residue (red mud) in the Bayer process is one of the
major challenges amongst alumina producers. The Pedersen process is known as a …

A generalized model for assessing the overall, techno-economic-ecological efficiency of
recycling metal-bearing technogeneous resources has been developed, based on a …

Manufacturing of chips and their associated products is a complex and multi-step process
where evaluation on the materials and environmental efficiencies is difficult, and a typical life …

Various high-purity metals endow renewable energy technologies with specific
functionalities. These become heavily intertwined in products, complicating end-of-life …

A combination of high-temperature experiments and thermodynamic modeling in the CaO–
Cu 2 O–FeO–Fe 2 O 3–SiO 2 system provides the fundamental information necessary to …