Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 8, 2194(2025)
Recycling of Spent Graphite Anode Materials from Lithium-Ion Batteries
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ZHE Rongjie, ZHENG Shuohang, ZHANG Kaiyang, WANG Xiaotong, WU Xinglong. Recycling of Spent Graphite Anode Materials from Lithium-Ion Batteries[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 53(8): 2194
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Received: Feb. 10, 2025
Accepted: Sep. 5, 2025
Published Online: Sep. 5, 2025
The Author Email: WU Xinglong (xinglong@nenu.edu.cn)