Gavin Co-edits MDPI Separations Special Issue on Lithium-Ion Battery Recovery

Gavin is co-editing a special issue of the MDPI journal Separations titled "Recovery of Spent Lithium Ion Batteries Using Advanced Separation Methods", with Prof. Elza Bontempi of the Università degli Studi di Brescia and Dr Jake Yang of the University of Leicester Centre for Sustainable Materials Processing.

The issue notes that dominant industrial recycling practice begins with comminution or pyrometallurgy, which mixes battery active materials into a lower-value form and destroys their structure. It therefore seeks work on advanced separation that preserves value, including methods of disassembly, deconstruction and delamination, design-for-recycling interventions, and techno-economic and life cycle assessments of alternative routes. Contributions on future battery chemistries are also welcome.

The deadline for submissions was 7 November 2026. Full details are on the special issue webpage.