Yanqiu Lyu

Research Interests

Hydrometallurgy Waste management, reduction, reuse and recycling Electrochemistry Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering

Dr Yanqiu Lyu

ARC Grant Funded Researcher A

School of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr. Yanqiu Lyu’s research focuses on the sustainable recycling of spent lithium-ion battery cathode materials using deep eutectic solvents, particularly for the selective recovery of critical metals and solvent regeneration. His work also explores electrolyte design and interfacial chemistry for aqueous zinc-based energy storage systems. Through integrating materials chemistry, hydrometallurgical processing, and mechanistic investigation, his research aims to advance greener critical materials recovery and next-generation energy storage technologies.

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing Postdoctoral Fellow University of Adelaide

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2019 - 2021 University of Adelaide Australia Master
2011 - 2025 University of Adelaide Australia PhD

Year Citation
2026 Wang, J., Wang, Y., Lyu, Y., Mao, J., & Guo, Z. (2026). Stage-Specific Roles of Deep Eutectic Solvents in Recycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 16(13), e06741-1-e06741-24.
DOI Scopus6 WoS7
2026 Wang, C., Wang, C., Xia, S., Yuwono, J. A., Li, M., Lyu, Y., . . . Guo, Z. (2026). Ultrathin Li Metal Anodes: Quantitative Design Principles and Manufacturability Across Liquid and Solid-State Batteries. Advanced Materials, 38(38), e73568-1-e73568-36.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2026 Wang, Q., Zhao, J., Lyu, Y., Mao, J., & Zhang, X. (2026). Research progress of Zn and its compounds as anode materials for potassium-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Storage, 178, 20 pages.
DOI
2025 Li, M., Wang, C., Wang, C., Lyu, Y., Wang, J., Xia, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2025). 10 Years Development of Potassium-Ion Batteries. Advanced Materials, 37(46), 2416717 -1-2416717 -24.
DOI Scopus104 WoS98 Europe PMC33
2025 Wang, J., Yuwono, J., Wang, Y., Lyu, Y., Liu, S., Hall, T., . . . Guo, Z. (2025). Selective Lithium Recovery via Stepwise Transition Metal Crystallization in a Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent. Advanced Science, 12(45), e14509-1-e14509-12.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC1
2025 Wang, C., Gong, Z., Yuwono, J. A., Meng, Q., Lyu, Y., Zhang, S., . . . Pei, Z. (2025). Ligand-channel-induced ion liberation in crowded zwitterionic hydrogel electrolyte for efficient zinc metal batteries.. Nat Commun, 16(1), 11069.
DOI Scopus33 WoS36 Europe PMC2
2024 Wang, J., Lyu, Y., Zeng, R., Zhang, S., Davey, K., Mao, J., & Guo, Z. (2024). Green recycling of spent Li-ion battery cathodes via deep-eutectic solvents. Energy and Environmental Science, 17(3), 867-884.
DOI Scopus166 WoS150
2024 Lyu, Y., Yuwono, J. A., Fan, Y., Li, J., Wang, J., Zeng, R., . . . Guo, Z. (2024). Selective Extraction of Critical Metals from Spent Li-ion Battery Cathode: Cation-Anion Coordination and Anti-Solvent Crystallization. Advanced Materials, 36(24), 2312551-1-2312551-8.
DOI Scopus77 WoS78 Europe PMC18
2024 Zhang, R., Pang, W. K., Vongsvivut, J. P., Yuwono, J. A., Li, G., Lyu, Y., . . . Guo, Z. (2024). Weakly solvating aqueous-based electrolyte facilitated by a soft co-solvent for extreme temperature operations of zinc-ion batteries. Energy and Environmental Science, 17(13), 4569-4581.
DOI Scopus168 WoS170
2023 Lyu, Y., Yuwono, J. A., Wang, P., Wang, Y., Yang, F., Liu, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). Organic pH Buffer for Dendrite‐Free and Shuttle‐Free Zn‐I₂ Batteries. Angewandte Chemie, 135(21), e202303011-1-e202303011-10.
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2023 Yang, F., Long, J., Yuwono, J. A., Fei, H., Fan, Y., Li, P., . . . Guo, Z. (2023). Single atom catalysts for triiodide adsorption and fast conversion to boost the performance of aqueous zinc–iodine batteries. Energy and Environmental Science, 16(10), 4630-4640.
DOI Scopus193 WoS198
2022 Mao, J., Wang, C., Lyu, Y., Zhang, R., Wang, Y., Liu, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2022). Organic electrolyte design for practical potassium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10(37), 19090-19106.
DOI Scopus51 WoS51

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Co-Supervisor Optimizing Zn Anode Behavior in Aqueous Zn-Based Batteries through Electrolyte Composition Adjustment for Improved Battery Performance Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Weifan Wu
2026 Co-Supervisor Surface and interface engineering of electrode materials for high performance aqueous batteries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Tzu-hao Lu
2026 Co-Supervisor Advancing High-Performance Development of Solid Ion Conductors with High Ionic Conductivity Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Zihao Wang

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