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

Selective Lithium Recovery via Stepwise Transition Metal Crystallization in a Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent.

Jingxiu Wang, Jodie Yuwono, Yan Wang, Yanqiu Lyu, Sailin Liu, Tony Hall, Rong Zeng, Jianfeng Mao, Zaiping Guo

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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 2 papers.

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Jingxiu WangSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Jodie YuwonoSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Yan WangSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Yanqiu LyuSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Sailin LiuSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Tony HallMawson Analytical Spectrometry Services, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Rong ZengSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Jianfeng MaoSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Zaiping GuoSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3464-5301

Funding

Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Battery Recycling IC230100042
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Abstract

The global shift toward electric vehicles is driving unprecedented demand for lithium-ion batteries, underscoring the urgent need for sustainable lithium (Li) recycling technologies. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have emerged as promising green alternatives to conventional leaching agents, yet challenges persist in preferential Li selectivity and process scalability. Here, a natural DES composed of choline chloride, lactic acid, and ascorbic acid (1ChCl-10LA-VC) is designed to overcome these limitations. In this system, LA provides high acidity, VC serves as a mild reductant, and ChCl promotes selective complexation and controlled precipitation of transition metals (TMs: Co, Ni, Mn, Fe). This synergistic formulation enables a stepwise separation mechanism: Li⁺ remains solubilized, while TMs undergo rapid reduction, complexation, hydrolysis, and eventual crystallization within one hour. The method is broadly effective across various cathode chemistries - including LiCoO

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deep eutectic solventlithium‐ion batteriesscalabilityselective lithium recoveryspent cathode recyclinguniversality

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