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Weiyin Chen¹, Yi Cheng¹, Jinhang Chen¹

¹Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.

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Flash recycling offers an efficient method for recovering lithium-ion battery (LIB) cathodes. This solvent-free process restores cathode structures for reuse, showing environmental and economic advantages over traditional recycling.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Sustainable Energy

Background:

End-of-life lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) pose environmental challenges due to accumulating waste and resource depletion.
Current recycling methods often involve destructive processes that compromise cathode material integrity.
Direct regeneration approaches are limited by the need for harsh conditions or material degradation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel, environmentally benign method for restoring functional cathodes from spent LIBs.
To evaluate the electrochemical performance and sustainability of the recycled cathode materials.
To compare the proposed recycling process with existing destructive methods.

Main Methods:

A solvent- and water-free flash Joule heating (FJH) technique was employed to treat waste LIB cathodes.
Magnetic separation was utilized to isolate and purify the recovered cathode materials.
Solid-state relithiation was performed to restore the lithium content of the regenerated cathodes.

Main Results:

The FJH process achieved high battery metal recovery yields of approximately 98% in milliseconds.
Recovered cathodes retained their core structures and hierarchical features, suitable for reconstitution.
Relithiated cathodes demonstrated electrochemical performance comparable to new commercial LIB cathodes.

Conclusions:

Flash recycling presents a highly efficient and sustainable route for LIB cathode recovery.
The method preserves cathode morphology and electrochemical activity, enabling direct reuse.
Life-cycle analysis confirms superior environmental and economic benefits compared to conventional recycling.