International journal of chemical & material sciences https://sloap.org/journal/index.php/ijcms <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>IJCMS </strong>is published in English and it is open to authors around the world regardless of the nationality. The frequency or number of issues per year is continous.<br />ISSN 2632-9468</p> Scientific and Literature Open Access Publishing en-US International journal of chemical & material sciences 2632-9468 <p>Articles published in the International Journal of Chemical &amp; Material Sciences (<strong>IJCMS</strong>) are available under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Licence (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0</a>). Authors retain copyright in their work and grant <strong>IJCMS&nbsp;</strong>right of first publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, and to use them for any other lawful purpose.</p> <p>Articles published in <strong>IJCMS&nbsp;</strong>can be copied, communicated and shared in their published form for non-commercial purposes provided full attribution is given to the author and the journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (<em>e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book</em>), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.</p> Evaluating sustainability: A review of recycling technologies of spent lithium-ion batteries https://sloap.org/journal/index.php/ijcms/article/view/2380 <p>The lithium-ion battery business has grown significantly over the last eight years, with lithium recycling playing an important role in this expansion. The organizations rely on lithium, a key component of lithium-ion batteries, which is derived from natural minerals and brines. However, the sophisticated and energy-intensive procedures required for lithium extraction use a huge aggregate of energy. Lithium usage poured by 18% between 2018 and 2019, indicating the depletion is inevitable. This has led to the development of various lithium recycling methods, including pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and electrochemical extraction. Despite increased interest in lithium recycling, less than 1% of lithium is presently recycled. Lithium-ion batteries are classified into several varieties, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium metal, butyl lithium, and lithium specialty batteries. The applications section focuses on their use in transferrable strategies, rechargeable cars, and grid-energy packing structures. This study concludes by emphasizing the accumulative petition for lithium-ion batteries as well as the need for improvements in enactment, affordability, and safety.</p> Muhammad Aamir Ali Shehzada Aneeqa Kanwal Aiman Gul Zainab Ehsan Copyright (c) 2025 International journal of chemical & material sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-04-05 2025-04-05 8 1 1 21 10.21744/ijcms.v8n1.2380