Advanced recycling technologies and systems of spent lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are currently the most widely used secondary batteries, end-of-life LIBs contain a large number of valuable parts, both environmental pollution and waste of resources can be caused once they were improperly handled. This special issue focuses on the latest progresses in recycling of lithium-ion batteries, including but not limited to the novel recycling technologies of various components in batteries, such as cathode materials, anode materials, current collectors, separators, electrolytes, etc.; advanced pretreatment methods of spent batteries (including rapid diagnosis, disassembly process, separation methods, etc.); material flow analysis, ecological environmental impact, economic analysis, etc. of battery recycling process. This special issue will provide important guidance for the construction of advanced battery recycling system.