PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Zhan, R.;  Oldenburg, Z.; Pan, L., Recovery of active cathode materials from lithium-ion batteries using froth flotation. Sustainable Materials and Technologies 2018, 17, 1-9. (Highlighted by Sustainable Materials and Technologies journal (Rank: 99% under Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. )

  2. Zhan, R.;  Payne, T.;  Leftwich, T.;  Perrine, K.; Pan, L., De-agglomeration of cathode composites for direct recycling of Li-ion batteries. Waste Management 2020, 105, 39-48.

  3. Shin, H.;  Zhan, R.;  Dhindsa, K. S.;  Pan, L.; Han, T., Electrochemical Performance of Recycled Cathode Active Materials Using Froth Flotation-based Separation Process. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2020, 167 (2), 32-43.

  4. Zhan, R.;  Yang, Z.;  Bloom, I.; Pan, L., Significance of a Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Separation of Anode and Cathode Materials from Spent Li-Ion Batteries by Froth Flotation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2021, 9 (1), 531-540.

  5. Zhan, R.; Pan, L., A cycling-insensitive recycling method for producing lithium transition metal oxide from Li-ion batteries using centrifugal gravity separation. Sustainable Materials and Technologies 2022, e00399.

  6. Folayan, T.-O.; Zhan, R.; Huang, K.; Pan, L. Improved Separation between Recycled Anode and Cathode Materials from Li-Ion Batteries Using Coarse Flake Particle Flotation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2023, 11 (7), 2917-2926. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06311.

SEMINAR/PRESENTATION

  1. Shin, H., Zhan, R., Dhindsa, K., Pan, L., and, Han, T., A Scalable Froth-Flotation Separation Process for Direct Recycling of Li-Ion Batteries and Its Technical Feasibility”, The ECS meeting, Oct. 17, 2019.

  2. Zhan R., Payne T., Schienke M, McGee M, Folayan T, Nunneley L, Pan L. Recovery of critical minerals from Li-ion batteries using mineral processing technologies. Presented at the 2020 Society for Minerals, Metallurgy, and Exploration Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, February 23-26th, 2020.

  3. Zhan R., Pan L., Recovery of electrode materials from Li-ion battery for direct recycling via froth flotation. Presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2020 National Meeting & Expo, March 22-26th, 2020.

  4. Zhan R., Lithium-Ion Batteries Recycling using Mineral Processing Technologies. Presented at Michigan Tech Chemical Engineering Seminar Series, January 29th, 2021. (Invited)

  5. Zhan R., Pan L., Recycling of electrode materials from Lithium-ion batteries using froth flotation with thermal pretreatment. Presented at Advanced Automotive Battery Conference, December 6th, 2022. (Invited)

  6. Zhan R., Tinu-Ololade F., Lei P., Recycling of Active Materials Within Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Froth Flotation Methods, 2023 SME Annual Conference & Expo, March 1st, 2023.