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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Unraveling Redox Mediator-Assisted Chemical Relithiation Mechanism for Direct Recycling of Spent Ni-Rich Layered Cathode Materials.

Suji Kim, Ukseon Shin, Hyun Ju Yoon, Soo-Ah Yoon, Jinju Song, Jiyoung Ma, Jung-Je Woo, Kyung-Wan Nam, Dong-Hwa Seo, Won-Hee Ryu

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Sustainable and Direct Upcycling of Waste Graphite Anodes via Deep Eutectic Solvents.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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10 authors.

Suji KimDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, 100 Cheongpa-ro 47-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 04310, Republic of Korea.
Ukseon ShinDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Ju YoonDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, 100 Cheongpa-ro 47-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 04310, Republic of Korea.
Soo-Ah YoonDepartment of Energy & Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea.
Jinju SongGwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), 270-25 Samso-ro, Gwangju, 61003, Republic of Korea.
Jiyoung MaGwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), 270-25 Samso-ro, Gwangju, 61003, Republic of Korea.
Jung-Je WooGwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), 270-25 Samso-ro, Gwangju, 61003, Republic of Korea.
Kyung-Wan NamDepartment of Energy & Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Hwa SeoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
Won-Hee RyuDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sookmyung Women's University, 100 Cheongpa-ro 47-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 04310, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0203-2992

Funding

Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and PlanningKorean government (MOTIE) 20221B1010003BKorean government (MSIT) RS-2023-00208983National Research Foundation of Korea
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing demand for Li-ion batteries across various energy storage applications underscores the urgent need for environmentally friendly and efficient direct recycling strategies to address the issue of substantial cathode waste. Diverse reducing agents for Li supplements, such as quinone molecules, have been considered to homogenize the Li distribution in the cathode materials obtained after cycling; however, the detailed reaction mechanism is still unknown. Herein, the ideal electrochemical potential factor and reaction mechanism of the redox mediator 3,5-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone (DTBQ) for the chemical relithiation of high-Ni-layered cathodes are elucidated. Here, 100% efficiency of DTBQ-assisted chemical relithiation is achieved by adjusting the direct immersion time of Li-deficient cathode electrodes. The reversible reaction features of the physical and chemical structures of both the regenerated cathodes and the DTBQ molecules are investigated using advanced characterization and density functional theory calculations. These findings emphasize the potential of redox-mediator-assisted chemical relithiation for realizing direct recycling processes and offer a facile and sustainable solution for battery recycling.

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cathodechemical relithiationdirect recyclingLi‐ion batteriesredox‐mediator

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PMID39840925
PMCPMC11923935

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