Gavin Meets Prof. Elza Bontempi and Announces Separations Special Issue

Gavin met Prof. Elza Bontempi of the Università degli Studi di Brescia in person at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge, where she gave a visiting lecture. The two had previously corresponded about her work on microwave treatment of lithium-ion waste, and Gavin was glad to hear about her group's research first-hand.

Gavin is co-editing, with Prof. Bontempi and Dr Jake Yang of the University of Leicester Centre for Sustainable Materials Processing, a special issue of the MDPI journal Separations. Titled "Recovery of Spent Lithium Ion Batteries Using Advanced Separation Methods", it seeks work on next-generation recycling that preserves the value and structure of battery materials, including disassembly, delamination and design for recycling, as well as techno-economic and life cycle assessments. The submission deadline was 7 November 2026.