RT Journal Article T1 Obtaining and Characterization of Highly Crystalline Recycled Graphites from Different Types of Spent Batteries A1 Alcaraz, Lorena A1 Díaz Guerra, Carlos A1 Calbet, Joaquín A1 López García, María Luisa A1 López, Félix A. AB Spent batteries recycling is an important way to obtain low-cost graphite. Nevertheless, the obtaining of crystalline graphite with a rather low density of defects is required for many applications. In the present work, high-quality graphites have been obtained from different kinds of spent batteries. Black masses from spent alkaline batteries (batteries black masses, BBM), and lithium-ion batteries from smartphones (smartphone black masses, SBM) and electric and/or hybrid vehicles (lithium-ion black masses, LBM) were used as starting materials. A hydrometallurgical process was then used to obtain recycled graphites by acidic leaching. Different leaching conditions were used depending on the type of the initial black mass. The final solids were characterized by a wide set of complementary techniques. The performance as Li ion batteries anode of the sample with better structural quality was assessed. PB MPDI SN 1996-1944 YR 2022 FD 2022-04-30 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72509 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72509 LA eng NO Unión Europea. Horizonte 2020 NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid/Banco de Santander DS Docta Complutense RD 2 may 2024