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Journal Papers

Hartley, Jennifer M., Sean Scott, Jake M. Yang, Paul A. Anderson, Gavin D. J. Harper, Jyoti Ahuja, Evi Petavratzi, Harikrishnan Tulsidas, and Andrew P. Abbott. 2026. “Correction: Timeline for establishing a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries.” EES batteries 2 (1) : 295. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5eb90026c.

Zanoletti, Alessandra, Alberto Mannu, Gavin D. J. Harper, and Elza Bontempi. 2026. “Towards a courageous EU policy for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries: rethinking dismantling, standardization, and responsibility.” EES Batteries 2 (5) : 1459-1467. https://doi.org/10.1039/d6eb00060f.

Al-Shatty, Wafaa, Oriyomi Olalekan Ogunbanjo, Harrison Fell, Oli Fryatt, Pierrot S. Attidekou, Gavin D. J. Harper, Paul A. Anderson, Davide Deganello, and Jenny Baker. 2026. “High-Throughput Graphite Recovery from Battery Anode Scrap, Impacts of Using In-Line Near-Infrared Processing on Material Integrity.” ACS Sustainable Resource Management 3 (8) : 2751-2765. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.6c00237.

Tsolakis, Naoum, Wei Nie, Zhong Guan, Yongxu Zhao, Fangrui Li, Mariel Alem Fonseca, Deepesh Jayasekara, Garry Clawson, Gavin D. J. Harper, and Mukesh Kumar. 2026. “A Hybrid Simulation Modelling Framework for Stress Testing Rare Earth Element-Centric Semiconductor Supply Chains.” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2026.3731827.

Ahuja, Jyoti, Robert Lee, Evi Petavratzi, Markus Zils, T. V. Krishna Mohan, Eva Marquis, Gavin D. J. Harper, Frances Wall, and Aleksandra Čavoški. 2026. “On whose terms? Improving terminology for reverse loops in a circular economy of critical materials.” Sustainability Science and Technology https://doi.org/10.1088/2977-3504/aeb9dd.

Meng, Fanran, Jennifer L. Hawkin, Lukas Gast, Stella Job, Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh, Jonathan M. Cullen, Gary A. Leeke, et al. 2025. “End-of-life management for wind turbines.” Nature Reviews Clean Technology 1 (10) : 677–698. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44359-025-00097-3.

Jaššo, Kamil, Martin Mačák, Martin Šedina, Josef Máca, Gavin D. J. Harper, and Tomáš Kazda. 2025. “Ecological impact of vehicles: A comparative study within the Czech Republic and other Visegrad 4 countries.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 209 : 115059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.115059.

Ma, Xiaotu, Zifei Meng, Marilena Velonia Bellonia, Jeffrey Spangenberger, Gavin D. J. Harper, Eric Gratz, Elsa Olivetti, Renata Arsenault, and Yan Wang. 2025. “The evolution of lithium-ion battery recycling.” Nature Reviews Clean Technology 1 (1) : 75–94. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44359-024-00010-4.

Mahanty, Sampriti, Frank Boons, and Gavin D. J. Harper. 2025. “Evolving Critical Metal Systems: Hype Cycles and Implications for Sustainable Innovation.” Sustainability 17 (6) : 2778. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062778.

Keal, Molly E., Sean Scott, Bashayer N. N. Alsulami, Jeff Kettle, Andrew Feeney, Jacqueline S. Edge, Paul A. Anderson, et al. 2025. “Design for recycle of devices to ensure efficient recovery of technology critical metals.” RSC Sustainability 3 (6) : 2455–2471. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5su00128e.

Hartley, Jennifer M., Sean Scott, Jake M. Yang, Paul A. Anderson, Gavin D. J. Harper, Jyoti Ahuja, Evi Petavratzi, Harikrishnan Tulsidas, and Andrew P. Abbott. 2025. “Timeline for establishing a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries.” EES batteries 1 (6) : 1502–1514. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5eb00144g.

Zante, Guillaume, Christopher E. Elgar, Jennifer M. Hartley, Rudra Mukherjee, Jeff Kettle, Louise E. Horsfall, Allan Walton, Gavin D. J. Harper, and Andrew P. Abbott. 2024. “A toolbox for improved recycling of critical metals and materials in low-carbon technologies.” RSC Sustainability 2 (2) : 320–347. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3su00390f.

Harper, G. D. J. 2024. “The challenge towards more sustainable lithium ion batteries: from their recycling, recovery and reuse to the opportunities offered by novel materials and cell design.” Frontiers in Chemistry 12 : 1421434. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2024.1421434.

Baltrusaitis, Jonas, Bhavik Bakshi, Katarzyna Chojnacka, Christopher J Chuck, Marc-Olivier Coppens, Jacqueline S Edge, Gavin D. J. Harper, et al. 2024. “Sustainability Science and Technology in 2024 and beyond: equitable publishing aligned with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.” Sustainability Science and Technology 1 (1) : 010201. https://doi.org/10.1088/2977-3504/ad555a.

Harper, Gavin D. J. 2023. “Upcycle for enhanced performance.” Nature Sustainability 6 (7) : 725–726. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01090-z.

Scott, Sean, Zayd Islam, Jack Allen, Tanongsak Yingnakorn, Ali Alflakian, Jamie Hathaway, Alireza Rastegarpanah, et al. 2023. “Designing lithium-ion batteries for recycle: The role of adhesives.” Next Energy 1 (2) : 100023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxener.2023.100023.

Čavoški, Aleksandra, Jyoti Ahuja, Gavin D. J. Harper, and David Peck. 2023. “Securing technology critical materials for Britain - the legal and regulatory conundrum.” Environmental Law Review 25 (4) : 3–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614529231211746.

Nguyen-Tien, Viet, Qiang Dai, Gavin D. J. Harper, Paul A. Anderson, and Robert J.R. Elliott. 2022. “Optimising the geospatial configuration of a future lithium ion battery recycling industry in the transition to electric vehicles and a circular economy.” Applied Energy 321 : 119230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119230.

Christensen, Paul A., Paul A. Anderson, Gavin D. J. Harper, Simon M. Lambert, Wojciech Mrozik, Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Malcolm S. Wise, and Oliver Heidrich. 2021. “Risk management over the life cycle of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 148 : 111240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111240.

Melin, Hans Eric, Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Anthony Y. Ku, Alissa Kendall, Gavin D. J. Harper, and Oliver Heidrich. 2021. “Global implications of the EU battery regulation.” Science 373 (6553) : 384–387. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh1416.

Thompson, Dana, Charlotte Hyde, Jennifer M. Hartley, Andrew P. Abbott, Paul A. Anderson, and Gavin D. J. Harper. 2021. “To shred or not to shred: A comparative techno-economic assessment of lithium ion battery hydrometallurgical recycling retaining value and improving circularity in LIB supply chains.” Resources Conservation and Recycling 175 : 105741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105741.

Mulcahy, Kira R., Alexander F. R. Kilpatrick, Gavin D. J. Harper, Allan Walton, and Andrew P. Abbott. 2021. “Debondable adhesives and their use in recycling.” Green Chemistry 24 (1) : 36-61. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1gc03306a.

Skeete, Jean-Paul, Peter Wells, Xue Dong, Oliver Heidrich, and Gavin D. J. Harper. 2020. “Beyond the EVent horizon: Battery waste, recycling, and sustainability in the United Kingdom electric vehicle transition.” Energy Research & Social Science 69 : 101581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101581.

Fazey, Ioan, Niko Schäpke, Guido Caniglia, Anthony Hodgson, Ian Kendrick, Christopher Lyon, Glenn Page, et al. 2020. “Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there.” Energy Research & Social Science 70 : 101724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101724.

Thompson, Dana L., Jennifer M. Hartley, Simon M. Lambert, Muez Shiref, Gavin D. J. Harper, Emma Kendrick, Paul Anderson, Karl S. Ryder, Linda Gaines, and Andrew P. Abbott. 2020. “The importance of design in lithium ion battery recycling–a critical review.” Green Chemistry 22 (22) : 7585-7603. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC02745F.

Harper, Gavin D. J., Roberto Sommerville, Emma Kendrick, Laura Driscoll, Peter Slater, Rustam Stolkin, Allan Walton, et al. 2020. “Publisher Correction: Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles (Nature,(2019), 575, 7781,(75-86), 10.1038/s41586-019-1682-5).” Nature 578 (7794) : E20. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1862-3.

Harper, Gavin D. J., Roberto Sommerville, Emma Kendrick, Laura Driscoll, Peter Slater, Rustam Stolkin, Allan Walton, et al. 2019. “Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles.” Nature 575 (7781) : 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1682-5.

Fazey, Ioan, Niko Schäpke, Guido Caniglia, James Patterson, Johan Hultman, Barbara van Mierlo, Filippa Säwe, et al. 2018. “Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research.” Energy Research & Social Science 40 : 54–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.026.

Harper, Gavin D. J., and Peter Wells. 2012. “Diverse regional sustainability strategies: template for the future or squandered resources?.” International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management 12 (2) : 153-171. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijatm.2012.046860.

Harper, Gavin D. J., and Ken Peattie. 2011. “Tracking the influence of the first special journal issue on'Green Marketing': A citation network analysis.” Social Business 1 (3) : 239–261. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440811x13210328296540.