Li Jinhui is Professor (Tenured) and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Environment, Tsinghua University, and Head of Circular Economy and Urban Mining Research Team. For over three decades, Professor Li has been dedicated to research in Solid waste and circular economy management policies; Solid waste resource recovery (E-waste, spent power batteries, waste wind turbine blades, waste photovoltaic panels, municipal solid waste incineration fly ash, etc.); Solid waste treatment, disposal, and pollution control engineering; Global environmental governance and international environmental conventions; Solid waste standardization; Assessment of pollution and carbon reduction in "Zero-waste city" construction; Environmental risk assessment. He has successfully implemented over 300 projects from various funding sources, published over 500 papers in domestic and international journals such as PNAS, Nature Communications, and Joule, authored or contributed to over 60 monographs as lead editor or participant, and been granted over 40 invention patents. As a primary contributor, he has received over 60 awards and honors from domestic and international governments and industries.

He holds key positions in various international, national, and sectoral organizations. Internationally, he has contributed to the drafting and revision of 21 international environmental convention documents and received a letter of commendation from Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme. As Executive Director of Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific/Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Capacity-Building and the Transfer of Technology in Asia and the Pacific (BCRC/SCRC China), he has led BCRC/SCRC China to achieve double full marks and rank first globally in three global assessments conducted at the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions. He serves as Vice-Chair of Ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group on a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution, making active contributions to the establishment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP). For many years, he has served as a senior negotiator and member of the Chinese government delegation participating in negotiations at multilateral environmental mechanisms such as the United Nations Environment Assembly, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, and the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, as well as inter-sessional working groups, promoting the inclusion of circular economy and "Zero-waste City" practices into UN Environment Assembly resolutions.

1. Honorary Titles

（1）2021 Changjiang Chair Professor, Ministry of Education of China

（2）2024-Present Member of the Second National Expert Committee on Ecological and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China

（3）2016 National Leading Talent in Environmental Protection Technology, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China

（4）2025 Special Observer for Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China

2. Research Awards

（1）2016 Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, Research and Application of Generic Technologies for Urban Circular Economy Development (Rank 1)

（2）2025 First Prize of Science and Technology Award for Environmental Protection, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, Key Technologies and Applications of "Zero-waste City" Construction Model and Material Metabolism Regulation (Rank 2)

（3）2025 Top Ten Scientific and Technological Innovations in Ecology and Environment of Zhejiang Province, Key Technology R&D and Application of Collaborative Resource Utilization of Multi-source Solid and Hazardous Wastes in Industry-City Integration (Rank 2)

（4）2024 First Prize of Hainan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, Technology and Application for Precise Prevention and Control of Multi-pollutants in the Whole Process of Solid Waste Incineration (Rank 2)

（5）2024 First Prize of Environmental Technology Progress Award, China Association of Environmental Protection Industry, Key Technologies and Industrialization for High-value Recycling of Retired Power Lithium Batteries (Rank 2)

（6）2024 Gold Award of the 18th Beijing Invention and Innovation Competition, Efficient Extraction and Purification of Dispersed Strategic Metals from Ultra-fine and Ultra-light Steel Dust (Rank 1)

（7）2023 Second Prize of Science and Technology Award for Environmental Protection, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, Research and Application on Technical Pathways for Compliance with International Environmental Conventions on Solid Waste (Rank 1)

（8）2022 Special Prize of Natural Science Award, China Environmental Protection Federation, Material Metabolism and Regulation of the Whole Chain of Critical Metal Secondary Resources (Rank 1)

（9）2022 First Prize of Science and Technology Award, China Association of Circular Economy, Technology for Efficient Resource Synergistic Utilization and Source Reduction of Heavy Metal-laden Solid and Hazardous Wastes in Iron and Steel Industry (Rank 1)

（10）2022 First Prize of China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Achievement Award, Key Technologies and Applications for Efficient Utilization and Lifecycle Pollution Prevention of Circuit Boards (Rank 1)

（11）2021 First Prize of Technological Invention Award, Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Award, Key Technologies for Closed-loop Recycling of Retired Power Lithium Batteries (Rank 2)

（12）2019 First Prize of Environmental Technology Progress Award, China Association of Environmental Protection Industry, Typical Non-ferrous Metal Efficient Recovery and Pollution Control Technology (Rank 1)

（13）2016 First Prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Environmental Safety Assessment and Risk Control for Solid Waste Resource Recovery (Rank 3)

（14）2015 First Prize of Science and Technology Award, China Association of Circular Economy, Key Technologies for Typical Municipal Solid Waste Recycling (Rank 1)

（15）2015 Second Prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Resource Recovery Technology for Bulk Solid Waste Based on Regional Industrial Structure and Material Flow (Rank 6)

（16）2014 First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, Ministry of Education, Development and Application of Generic Technologies for Urban Circular Economy Development (Rank 2)

3. Teaching Awards

（1）2022 Outstanding Moral Education Worker in Beijing Universities (2017-2021), Education Working Committee of Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC

（2）2021 Second Prize of Tsinghua University Teaching Achievement Award, Construction and Application of Curriculum System for Capacity Building in Waste and Chemical Environmental Governance in Belt and Road Countries (Rank 1)

（3）2020 Outstanding Class Advisor, Tsinghua University

（4）2018 Second Prize of National Teaching Achievement Award, Ministry of Education, Multi-level Construction of Global Environmental Talent Training System, Comprehensively Enhancing Students' International Competence (Rank 12)

（5）2017 First Prize of Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award, Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Multi-level Construction of Global Environmental Talent Training System, Comprehensively Enhancing Students' International Competence (Rank 12)

（6）2016 First Prize of Tsinghua University Education and Teaching Achievement Award, Construction and Practice of Global Environmental Professional Talent Training System (Rank 5)

（7）2016, 2014, 2010 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor, Tsinghua University

4. International Awards

（1）2016, 2019, 2023 First Place in Basel and Stockholm Regional Centre Evaluation (Institutional Award), Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (The only regional Centre globally to achieve full marks in all evaluations of the two conventions: <2013-2014>, <2015-2018>, and <2019-2022>)

（2）2016 Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting (TEMM) Environmental Award (China-Japan-ROK)

（3）2014 Contribution Award, Fourth SAICM Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting, United Nations Environment Programme

（4）2012 Bronze Award, Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, United Nations Environment Programme

（5）2011 PCB Elimination Network Information Award, Stockholm Convention Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme

（6）2025 Gold Medal, 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, AI-assisted Automatic Disassembly and Non-destructive Diagnosis Technology for Retired Power Batteries (Rank 1)

（7）2025 Special Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury, 50th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, Industrial Upgrading and Recycling of First-generation Spent Lithium Cobalt Oxide Batteries into Automotive Power Lithium Batteries (Rank 2)

（8）2024 Gold Medal, 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, Efficient Extraction and Purification of Rare Strategic Metals from Ultra-fine and Ultra-light Steel Dust (Rank 1)

（9）2022 Silver Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, In-situ Reduction Extraction Technology for Energy Metals from Retired Power Batteries (Rank 1)

（10）2021 Silver Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, Novel Technology for Manufacturing High-value Functional Bricks for Construction from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash (Rank 1)

Affiliations with Domestic and International Institutions

1. 2002-Present Office Director, Executive Secretary, Executive Director, Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific

2. 2009-Present Executive Director, Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Capacity-building and the Transfer of Technology in Asia and the Pacific

3. 2023-2025 Vice-Chair, Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on a Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution

4. 2025-Present Vice Chair, Solid Waste Sub-society, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences

5. 2022-Present Co-chair, Small Intersessional Working Group on Technical Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of Batteries under the Basel Convention

6. 2020-Present Evaluation Expert for National Sanitary Cities

7. 2019-Present Member of the Advisory Expert Committee for "Zero-waste City" Pilot Construction

8. 2018-Present Vice Chair, National Technical Committee on Product Recovery and Recycling Fundamentals and Management of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC415)

9. 2017-Present Secretary-General, Solid Waste Treatment and Utilization Committee, China Association of Environmental Protection Industry

10. 2014-Present Director, Environmental Management Committee, China Management Science Society

Editorial Board Memberships

1. 2021-Present Editor-in-Chief, Circular Economy

2. 2017-Present Associate Editor, Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering

3. 2021-Present Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Environmental Management

4. 2012-Present Editorial Board Member, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

5. 2007-Present Editorial Board Member, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering

Research projects implemented include National Key R&D Program projects, Major Projects of the National Social Science Fund of China, Major Consulting Projects of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Bilateral Cooperation Projects, United Nations Environment Programme projects, and numerous industry-sponsored projects. Representative projects from the past five years are as follows:

1. Research on Whole-process Material Metabolism and Resource Circulation Pathways in the Iron and Steel Industry, Major R&D Project of State Key Laboratory of China Metallurgical Group - Sub-project, 2025-2028

2. Collaborative Utilization Technology and Integrated Demonstration of Multi-source Solid Waste in Industry-City Integration in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21, 2025-2028

3. Environmentally Sound Management of Plastics, United Nations Environment Programme, 2025-2026

4. Project for Enhancing Chinese Scientists' Performance and Capacity in Global Environmental Key (Hotspot) Issues Governance (Solid Waste and Chemicals Sector), Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, 2025-2026

5. Research on Difficulties and Countermeasures for Domestic Waste Treatment in Typical Remote Areas, Strategic Consulting Center, Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2025-2026

6. Supplementary Industry Screening Project for Priority Assessment and Priority Control New Pollutants in Beijing, Beijing Pollution Source Management Affairs Center, 2025-2026

7. Investigation on the Occurrence of Microplastics in Water Bodies and Soil of Ecological Conservation Areas in Beijing, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, 2025

8. Analysis of the Impact of Intergovernmental Negotiations on Plastic Pollution on Global Plastics Industry and Trade, Institute for National Governance and Global Governance, Tsinghua University, 2025

9. Evaluation of the Implementation of "Zero-waste City" Construction in Hainan Province, Hainan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, 2024-2025

10. Research and Demonstration of Integrated Space-Ground Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Technology in Yunnan - Sub-project 3: Verification of Yunnan's Carbon Dioxide Emission Inventory Based on "Top-down" Approach, Yunnan Climate Center, 2024-2027

11. Pilot Project for Global Elimination Initiative to Achieve 2025 and 2028 PCB Elimination Goals under the Stockholm Convention, United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-2026

12. Plastic Waste Small Grants Programme (SGP) Project, United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-2026

13. Data Analysis on Reporting of Disposable Plastic Products, Ministry of Commerce, 2024-2025

14. Global Monitoring of Chemicals Project in Support of the Implementation of the Stockholm and Mercury Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-2025

15. Investigation of Heavy Metal Pollution Sources from Historical Solid Waste (Slag) Residues in Key Areas of Huadian City, Huadian Natural Resources Bureau, 2024-2025

16. Compilation Project for the "Implementation Plan for 'Zero-waste City' Construction in Xinyu City", Xinyu Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, 2024-2025

17. Assessment of the Current Status of Microplastics in Important Water Bodies and Soil in Ecological Conservation Areas of Beijing, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, 2024

18. NIP Review and Update for Lao PDR/Maldives under the Stockholm Convention, United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-2026

19. Mechanism of Mechanochemical Activation Enhanced Synergistic Extraction of Valuable Metals from Spent Lithium Batteries, General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2023-2026

20. Research on Management Strategies for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2023-2024

21. Compilation Project for the "Implementation Plan for 'Zero-waste City' Construction in Pingliang City", Pingliang Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, 2023-2024

22. Testing and Evaluation of the Basel Convention Guidance on Plastic Waste Inventory and Environmentally Sound Management Technical Guidelines, United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-2024

23. Assessment of the Implementation Effect of the "Management Measures for the Use and Reporting of Disposable Plastic Products by Business Operators in the Commercial Sector", Ministry of Commerce, 2023-2024

24. Environmental Risk Assessment and Control Recommendations for Bonded Maintenance in Shenzhen Comprehensive Bonded Zones, Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, 2023-2024

25. Research on the Current Situation, Problems, and Countermeasures for Lifecycle Pollution Prevention of Plastics in China, Institute for National Governance and Global Governance, Tsinghua University, 2023

26. Assessment of the Current Status of Microplastics in Important Water Bodies and Soil in Beijing, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, 2023

27. Plan for Zero-waste City Construction, Sansha Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, 2023

28. Development, Evaluation, and Update of National Implementation Plans for Global POPs Convention, United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-2025

29. Plastic Waste Partnership Project - Substitution and Collection of Takeaway Disposable Plastic Lunch Boxes, United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-2024

30. Research on Environmental Risk Assessment of Comprehensive Utilization Products from Copper-containing Waste in China, Shaanxi Anxin Kinescope Recycling Application Co., Ltd., 2022-2024

31. Capacity Building and Awareness Raising on Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste under the Basel Convention, United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-2023

32. Action Plan for Plastic Waste Management in Suzhou City, GIZ China Office, 2022-2023

34. Current Status of Microplastics in Important Water Bodies in Beijing, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, 2022

35. Analysis of Transboundary Movement Policies for Plastic Waste in Asia and Their Implementation, United Nations Environment Programme, 2022

36. Capacity Building and Awareness Raising on Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste under the Basel Convention, United Nations Environment Programme, 2022

37. Integrated Toolkit for Improving Information Transmission under Articles 7 and 15 of the Stockholm Convention, United Nations Environment Programme, 2022

38. Research on Carbon Emission Standards and Carbon Reduction Pathways for Smartphone Products, RealMe Chongqing Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., 2021-2022

39. Research on Carbon Peak Calculation Model for Postal and Express Industry, Development and Research Center of the State Post Bureau, 2021-2022

40. Evaluation and Technical Service Project for the Effectiveness of Plastic Ban Implementation in Sanya City in 2021, Sanya Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, 2021-2022

41. Research on Synergistic Control of "Zero-waste City" Construction and Carbon Emission Reduction, Institute for National Governance and Global Governance, Tsinghua University, 2021

42. Research on Definition of Imported Used Products in Special Customs Supervision Zones and Laboratory Waste Management Standards, Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 2021

43. Lifecycle Assessment of Plastic Products - Baseline Tracking of Plastic Pollution Control in Beijing, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, 2021

44. Strategic Research on the Development of Circular Economy in China's Plastic Packaging Industry, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2021

45. apacity Building for Environmentally Sound Management of Single-use Plastics and Their Waste in Asia-Pacific Countries, United Nations Environment Programme, 2021

46. Support Project for Solid Waste Management in the Living Sector for "Zero-waste City" Construction in Guangdong Province, Guangdong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, 2021

47. Sustainable Consumption and Production in Food and Mobility Sectors - Case Studies, United Nations Environment Programme, 2021

Major Academic Papers (Last Five Years)

1. Yu, Jiadong; Liu, Yanjun; Li, Jinhui^*. Galvanic leaching recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries via low entropy-increasing strategy[J]. Nature Communications, 2025, 16(1): 2440.

2. Song, Duanmei; Yu, Jiadong; Wu, Jing; Zhang, Beikai; Li, Jinhui^*. In situ enhanced catalytic degradation behavior of antibiotics by graphite anodes from spent lithium-ion batteries: The unique role of self-doped metals[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production 2025, 486: 144495.

3. Wang, Lanbin; Zhang, Beikai; Zeng, Chaocheng; Yu, Jiadong; Li, Jinhui^*. Mechanochemical induced interfacial wetting and radical synergism for enhanced gallium recovery from waste gallium nitride[J]. Green Chemistry, 2025,27(35):10837-10850.

4. Zeng, Chaocheng; Wang, Lanbin; Zhang, Beikai; Liu, Lili; Li, Jinhui^*. Synergistic recycling of spent LiFePO4 batteries with chromium-plating wastewater: a self-sustained approach for selective lithium leaching and dual waste valorization[J]. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 377: 134422.

5. Zhang, Beikai; Wang, Lanbin; Zeng, Chaocheng; Song, Duanmei; Yu, Jiadong; Li, Jinhui^*. Ultrafast gas-solid synthesis of Li₄SiO4 sorbent from spent lithium-ion batteries via high-temperature shock[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 520: 166256.

6. Song, Duanmei ; Zhang, Beikai; Du, Hongbiao ; Wu, Jing ; Yu, Jiadong^*; Li, Jinhui. Flash recovery of lithium from spent anode graphite by carbothermal shock and water leaching[J]. Green Chemistry, 2025, 27(22):6595-6606.

7. Teng, Chengyao; Huang, Qing; Cheng, Yunyan; Zhang, Zhongyi; Zhang, Li; Zhu, Jianming; Xu, Lijun; Song, Qingbin; Bian, Zhenfeng; Li, Jinhui; Yuan, Wenyi^*. Waste photovoltaic wafers-derived SiC-based photocatalysts for pharmaceutical wastewater purification: S-scheme, waste utilization, and life cycle assessment[J]. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 2025, 220: 108332.

8. Zhang, Shang; Li, Jinhui; Tan, Quanyin^*. Inequities from the Embedded Plastic Flow and Carbon Footprint Transfers in International Trade[J]. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025, 59(42):22554-22565.

9. Zhang, Beikai; Song, Duanmei; Wang, Lanbin; Yu, Jiadong^*; Li, Jinhui. Green upcycling of spent Li-ion battery cathode via transient thermal defluorination[J]. Energy Storage Materials, 2025, 81: 104542.

10. Beikai Zhang, Lanbin Wang, Duanmei Song, Jing Wu, Jiadong Yu^*, Jinhui Li. Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries via sulfidation shock[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 505: 159206.

11. Zhao, Shujie; Tan, Quanyin^*; Li, Yunlong; Li, Jinhui. Revealing determinants shaping the sustainable consumption of single-use plastic food container substitutes[J]. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2025, 110: 107670.

12. Cai, Kaihan; He, Xi; Wang, Li; Song, Qingbin^*; Yuan, Wenyi; Li, Woer; Yang, Guiming; Li, Jinhui; Ma, Yibing. Heavy metal pollution from standardized e-waste dismantling activities: Pollution index, risk assessment and intervening measures[J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 484: 136614.

13. Ji, Wentao; Pan, Shuo; Yu, Jialin; Liu, Lili; Tan, Quanyin^*; Li, Jinhui. Utilization of molybdenum tailings in subgrade materials: Orthogonal experiments, long-term leaching behavior of heavy metals, and environmental impact assessment[J]. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2025, 194: 263–271.

14. Ji, Wentao, Liu, Lili, Tan, Quanyin^*, Li, Jinhui. Red mud used as roadbed material: Revealing the long-term leaching characteristics of heavy metals and associated health risk[J]. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025 13(1): 115166.

15. Wang, Li; Cai, Kaihan; Song, Qingbin^*; Zeng, Xianlai; Yuan, Wenyi; Li, Jinhui. How effective are WEEE policies in China? A strategy evaluation through a PMC-index model with content analysis[J]. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2025, 110: 107672.

16. Zhang, Shang;Li, Jinhui;Xu, Guochang;Tan, Quanyin^*. Embedded plastics and carbon emissions: Future trends and challenges ahead[J]. Science Bulletin, 2025, 70(7):997-1000.

17. Houssini, Khaoula; Li, Jinhui; Tan, Quanyin^*. Complexities of the global plastics supply chain revealed in a trade-linked material flow analysis[J]. Communications Earth & Environment, 2025, 6(1): 257.

18. Li, Jinhui; Eheliyagoda, Disna; Geng, Yong; Yang, Zhiming; Zeng, Xianlai^*. Examining the influence of copper recycling on prospective resource supply and carbon emission reduction[J]. Fundamental Research, 2025, 5(2): 740-747.

19. Li, Yushuang; Fu, Zhanpeng; Li, Jinhui^*. Assessing the policy benefits of constructing “Zero-waste Cities” in China: From the perspective of hazardous waste lifecycle management[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2024, 918: 170184.

20. Li, Yushuang; Li, Jinhui^*. Method development and empirical research in examining the construction of China’s “Zero-waste Cities” [J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2024, 906: 167345.

21. Tan, Quanyin; Liu, Fei; Li, Jinhui^*. An Integrated Analysis on the Synergistic Reduction of Carbon and Pollution Emissions from China’s Iron and Steel Industry[J]. Engineering , 2024, 40: 111–121.

22. Zeng, Xianlai; Gómez, Moisés; Bakry, Mahmoud; Geng, Yong; Li, Jinhui^*. Anthropogenic mineral generation and its potential resource supply: The case of niobium[J]. Science China Earth Sciences, 2024, 67(8): 2583–2591.

23. Chen, Xingmin; Ma, Youfei; Furst, Kathinka; Tan, Quanyin; Lin, Wanying; Shi, Xuan; Huo, Jinfen; Lu, Xueqiang; Li, Jinhui; Lin, Yan^*. Pathways to zero plastic waste in Chinese cities: Implications of different disposal options under the zero waste cities policy[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 463: 142747.

24. Gómez, Moisés; Li, Jinhui; Zeng, Xianlai^*. Niobium: The unseen element - A comprehensive examination of its evolution, global dynamics, and outlook[J]. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024, 209: 107744.

25. Huang, Wenbo; Zeng, Xianlai^*; Li, Jinhui. Fostering the waste management with environmental-resource interacting attribute[J]. Nature Communications, 2024, 15(1): 10196.

26. Ke, Jiachao; Sheng, Ni; Song, Qingbin^*; Yuan, Wenyi; Li, Jinhui. Empirical evidence on the characteristics and influencing factors of carbon emissions from household appliances operation in the Pearl River Delta region, China[J]. Applied Energy, 2024, 376: 124191

27. Liu, Heping; Duan, Huabo^*; Zhang, Ning; Ma, Yin; Liu, Gang; Miller, Travis Reed; Mao, Ruichang; Xu, Ming; Li, Jinhui; Yang, Jiakuan^*. Rethinking time-lagged emissions and abatement potential of fluorocarbons in the post-Kigali Amendment era[J]. Nature Communications, 2024, 15(1): 6687.

28. Liu, Yanjun; Yu, Jiadong; Zhao, Yukun; Lai, Jiarui; Li, Jinhui; Tan, Quanyin^*. Valorization of waste graphite in spent lithium-ion batteries to graphene via modified mechanical exfoliation and the mechanism exploration[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 449: 141823.

29. Zhang, Shang, Li, Jinhui, Tan, Quanyin^*. Hidden Giant of Embedded Plastics in China[J]. Environmental Science and Technology,2024, 58(51): 22603–22614.

30. Wei, Fan; Wei, Enjing; Chen, Yuan; Li, Jinhui; Tan, Quanyin^*. Recycle or Not? An Exploration of Microplastic Generation During Plastic Processing via a Local Case Study[J]. Environmental Science and Technology, 2024, 58(48): 21374–21383.

31. Zhao, Shujie; Chan, KamLon; Sheng, Ni; Song, Qingbin^*; Li, Jinhui. Reducing carbon footprint of typical coffee consumption from the whole lifecycle viewpoint[J]. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2024, 106: 107476.

32. Zhao, Shujie^*; Song, Qingbin; Liu, Lili; Li, Jinhui; Zhao, Dongfeng^*. Uncovering the lifecycle carbon emissions and its reduction pathways: A case study of petroleum refining enterprise[J]. Energy Conversion and Management, 2024, 301: 118048.

33. Duanmei Song, Jiadong Yu, Mengmeng Wang, Quanyin Tan, Kang Liu, Jinhui Li^*. Advancing recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries: From green chemistry to circular economy[J]. Energy Storage Materials, 2023, 61: 102870.

34. Fei Liu, Mingxing Hu, Wenbo Huang, Cindy X. Chen, Jinhui Li^*. Future carbon sequestration and timber yields from Chinese commercial forests under shared socioeconomic pathways[J]. Forests, 2023, 14(1): 153.

35. Jiadong Yu, Ju Li, Shang Zhang, Fan Wei, Yanjun Liu, Jinhui Li^*. Mechanochemical upcycling of spent LiCoO2 to new LiNi0.80Co0.15Al0.05O2 battery: An atom economy strategy[J]. PNAS, 2023, 120 (14): e2217698120.

36. Qingyin Dong, Shuang Liang, Jinhui Li^*, Hyung Chul Kim, Wei Shen, Timothy J. Wallington. Cost, energy, and carbon footprint benefits of second-life electric vehicle battery use[J]. Iscience, 2023, 26(7): 107195.

37. Qudsia Kanwal, Xianlai Zeng, Jinhui Li^*. Measuring the recycling potential of industrial waste for long-term sustainability[J]. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2023, 10(1): 1-13.

38. Tan Quanyin, Liyao Yang^*, Fan Wei, Yuan Chen, Jinhui Li^*. Is reusable packaging an environmentally friendly alternative to the single-use plastic bag? A case study of express delivery packaging in China[J]. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023, 190: 106863.

39. Tan Quanyin, Liyao Yang^*, Fan Wei, Yuan Chen, Jinhui Li^*. Comparative life cycle assessment of polyethylene agricultural mulching film and alternative options including different end-of-life routes[J]. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023, 178: 113239.

40. Wentao Ji，Shiyu Yan，Keqiang Xie，Lili Liu，Quanyin Tan^*，Jinhui Li^*. A novel approach for recovering multiple valuable metals from gallium-rich residues of phosphorus flue dust by two-stage vacuum reduction[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 475: 146151.

41. Youping Miao, Lili Liu, Kaihua Xu, Jinhui Li^*. High concentration from resources to market heightens risk for power lithium-ion battery supply chains globally[J]. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, 30(24): 65558-65571.

42. Yuan Chen, Mengqi Dong, Pu Lyu, Anning Wang, Haifang Wang, Jinhui Li^*. Analysis of metal(loid) pollution and possibilities of electrokinetic phytoremediation of abandoned coking plant soil[J]. Science of the total environment, 2023, 870: 161982.

43. Fei Liu, Mingxing Hu, Wenbo Huang, Cindy X. Chen, Jinhui Li^*. Future Carbon Sequestration and Timber Yields from Chinese Commercial Forests under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways[J]. Forests, 2023,14(1): 153.

44. Fei Liu, Chenlu Fan, Jinhui Li, Quanyin Tan^*. Unraveling the driving factors of the plastic waste trade network formation and dynamics[J]. Journal of Environmental Management, 2023, 348: 119422.

45. Jiaying Cui, Quanyin Tan^*, Lili Liu, Jinhui Li. Environmental benefit assessment of second-life use of electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries in multiple scenarios considering performance degradation and economic value[J]. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57(23): 8559-8567.

46. Moisés Gómez, Guochang Xu, Jinhui Li, Xianlai Zeng^*. Securing Indium Utilization for High-Tech and Renewable Energy Industries[J]. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57(6): 2611−2624.

47. Moisés Gómez, Guochang Xu, Yan Li, Junlin Liao, Xi Lu, Jinhui Li, Kebin He, Lili Liu, Xianlai Zeng^*. Navigating the future: China’s photovoltaic roadmap challenges[J]. Science Bulletin, 2023, 68(21): 2491-2494.

48. Quanyin Tan, Jinhui Li, Liyao Yang, Guochang Xu^*. Cascade use potential of retired traction batteries for renewable energy storage in China under carbon peak vision[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 412: 137379.

49. Yusheng Guan, Fan Wei, Sijie Liu, Quanyin Tan^*, Jinhui Li. Consumer perceptions and behaviors toward take-out food plastic packaging reduction: A case study of college students in China[J]. Circular Economy, 2023, 2(3): 100052.

50. Cai, Kaihan; Wang, Li;Ke, Jiachao;He, Xi; Song, Qingbin^* ; Hu, Jiaqi ; Yang, Guiming; Li, Jinhui. Differences and determinants for polluted area, urban and rural residents' willingness to hand over and pay for waste mobile phone recycling: Evidence from China[J]. Waste Management,2023, 157: 290-300.

51. Youping Miao, Lili Liu, Yuping Zhang, Quanyin Tan, Jinhui Li^*. An overview of global power lithium-ion batteries and associated critical metal recycling [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 425: 127900.

52. Jiadong Yu, Shujuan Zou, Guiyin Xu, Lili Liu, Ming Zhao, Jinhui Li^*. In-situ enhanced catalytic reforming behavior of cobalt-based materials with inherent zero-valent aluminum in spent lithium ion batteries [J]. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 303: 120920.

53. Xianlai Zeng, Tongxin Xiao, Guochang Xu, Eva Albalghiti, Guijuan Shan, Jinhui Li^*. Comparing the costs and benefits of virgin and urban mining[J]. Journal of Management Science and Engineering, 2022, 7(1): 98-106.

54. Youping Miao, Lili Liu, Yuping Zhang, Quanyin Tan, Jinhui Li^*. An overview of global power lithium-ion batteries and associated critical metal recycling [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 425: 127900.

55. Kaihan Cai, Qingbin Song^*, Wenyi Yuan, Guiming Yang, Jinhui Li. Composition changes, releases, and potential exposure risk of PBDEs from typical E-waste plastics [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 424: 127227.

56. Eheliyagoda, Disna; Li, Jinhui; Geng, Yong; Zeng, Xianlai^*. The role of China's aluminum recycling on sustainable resource and emission pathways[J]. Resources Policy,2022, 76: 102552.

57. Ke, Jiachao; Cai, Kaihan; Yuan, Wenyi; Li, Jinhui; Song, Qingbin^*. Promoting solid waste management and disposal through contingent valuation method: A review[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, 379: 134696.

58. Wei, Fan; Tan, Quanyin^*; Dong, Kaixin; Li, Jinhui. Revealing the feasibility and environmental benefits of replacing disposable plastic tableware in aviation catering: An AHP-LCA integrated study[J]. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022, 187: 106615.

59. Kaihan Cai, Qingbin Song^*, Wenyi Yuan, Guiming Yang, Jinhui Li. Composition changes, releases, and potential exposure risk of PBDEs from typical E-waste plastics [J]. Journal Of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 424: 127227.

60. Qudsia Kanwal, Xianlai Zeng, Jinhui Li^*. Drivers-pressures-state-impact-response framework of hazardous waste management in China [J]. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2022, 52(16): 2930-2961.

61. Yangyang Liang, Quanyin Tan, Qingbin Song, Jinhui Li^*. An analysis of the plastic waste trade and management in Asia [J]. Waste Managment, 2021, 119: 242-253.

62. Mengmeng Wang, Quanyin Tan, Qifei Huang, Lili Liu, Joseph F. Chiang, Jinhui Li^*. Converting spent lithium cobalt oxide battery cathode materials into high-value products via a mechanochemical extraction and thermal reduction route [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 413: 125222.

63. Xianlai Zeng^*, Jinhui Li^*. Emerging anthropogenic circularity science: principles, practices, and challenges [J]. iScience, 2021, 24(3): 102237.

64. Jiadong Yu, Minsong Lin, Quanyin Tan^**, Jinhui Li^*. High-value utilization of graphite electrodes in spent lithium-ion batteries: From 3D waste graphite to 2D graphene oxide [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 401: 123715.

65. Francesca Dal Mas, Xianlai Zeng, Qifei Huang, Jinhui Li^*. Quantifying material flow of oily sludge in China and its implications [J]. Journal of Environmental Management, 2021, 287: 112115.

66. Kang Liu, Lili Liu, Quanyin Tan^*, Jinhui Li^*. Selective extraction of lithium from a spent lithium iron phosphate battery by mechanochemical solid-phase oxidation [J]. Green Chemistry, 2021, 23(3): 1344-1352.

67. Mengmeng Wang, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, Jinhui Li^*. Selective regeneration of lithium from spent lithium-ion batteries using ionic substitution stimulated by mechanochemistry [J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 279: 123612.

68. Yuan Chen, Abhishek Kumar Awasthi, Fan Wei, Quanyin Tan, Jinhui Li^*. Single-use plastics: Production, usage, disposal, and adverse impacts [J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 752: 141772.

69. Yangyang Liang, Qingbin Song^*, Gang Liu, Jinhui Li^*. Uncovering residents and restaurants' attitude and willingness toward effective food waste management: A case study of Macau [J]. Waste Management, 2021, 130: 107-116.

70. Jiadong Yu, Yanjun Liu, Shiping Han, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, Jinhui Li^*. Unveiling Sodium Ion Pollution in Spray-Dried Precursors and Its Implications for the Green Upcycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries [J]. Environmental Science & Technology, 2021, 55(21): 14897-14905.

71. Xianlai Zeng^*, Saleem H. Ali, Jinhui Li. Estimation of waste outflows for multiple product types in China from 2010–2050 [J]. Scientific Data, 2021, 8(1): 15.

72. Zhongcai Wang, Qingbin Song^*, Yan You, Huabo Duan, Wenyi Yuan, Jinhui Li. Identifying the lifecycle ODP and GWP effects of the refrigerants from household air-conditioners in Macau [J]. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2021, 90: 106639.

73. Sen Liu, Wei Liu, Quanyin Tan, Jinhui Li, Wenqing Qin, Congren Yang^*. The impact of China's import ban on global copper scrap flow network and the domestic copper sustainability [J]. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021, 169: 105525.

74. Haodong Li, Wenqing Qin, Jinhui Li, Zuyuan Tian, Fen Jiao, Congren Yang^*. Tracing the global tin flow network: highly concentrated production and consumption [J]. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021, 169: 105495.