Chiharu Tokoro, Takatoshi Kurihara, Asako Narita, Yutaro Takaya, Shohei Suzuki.
"Delamination of lithium iron phosphate from aluminum foil using electrical pulsed discharge without heat, water, or chemicals”
Scientific Reports. 2025.
DOI:10.1038/S41598-026-39469-5
https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-026-39469-5

Nakahara Moe, Higuchi Shinichi, Narita Asako, Tokoro Chiharu.
"Effect of Cathode Active Material Layer Thickness on Separation in Lithium-Ion Batteries via Pulsed Discharge"
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2025, pp.1-8. 
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2026.3656425
https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2026.3656425

Gakuho Numao, Hisanori Iwai, Akiko Kubota, Keishi Oyama, Hidehiro Kamiya, Masaaki Tokoro, Hiroshi Ozaki, Chiharu Tokoro. 
"Chemical properties of wood pellets and their water extractable organic matter governing pellet disintegration behavior by crushing"
Biomass Futures. 2026, vol.1, 100022. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmf.2026.100022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmf.2026.100022

Ryoma Miyamoto, Shinichi Minegishi, Yutaro Takaya, Chiharu Tokoro. 
"High-purity and high-recovery lithium extraction via dual selectivity optimization of ion and water in a batch nanofiltration–RO process for spent LiB leachates"
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 2026. vol.25, 101061. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101061
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101061

Chiharu Tokoro, Mutsumi Sayama, Takatoshi Kurihara, Takuji Kirihara, Akiko Kubota, Asako Narita. 
"Water-assisted delamination of cathode active materials from aluminum foil during electrical pulsed discharge for direct lithium-ion battery recycling"
Waste Management. 2026. vol.211, Issue 30, 115267. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115267
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115267

Masami Koide, Keishi Oyama, Yutaro Takaya, Chiharu Tokoro. 
"Effectiveness of Air Classification as a Pretreatment for Chromium Separation from Electric Arc Furnace Slag"
International Journal of Automation Technology. 2026, vol.20, No.1, pp.1-10. 

Chiharu Tokoro, Yuki Murata, Yutaro Takaya, Hidehiro Kamiya, Kohei Komori, O Shourin. 
"Effect of Counterpart Material on Glass Particle Morphology in Binary Component Attrition Milling Evaluated by Experiment and DEM Simulation"
Advanced Powder Technology. 2026. vol.37, Issue 2, 105150. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2025.105150
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2025.105150

Yafan Wang, Yusuf Olalekan Zubair, Chiharu Tokoro.
"Investigation of In Situ Strategy Based on Zn/Al-Layered Double Hydroxides for Enhanced PFOA Removal: Adsorption Mechanism and Fluoride Effect"
Applied Sciences. 2025. vol.15, Issue 24, 13064.
DOI: 10.3390/app152413064
https://doi.org/10.3390/app152413064

Yusuke Furukori, Hisanori Iwai, Masaru Tomoguchi, Kenichi Yamano, Chiharu Tokoro.
”Leaching Behavior of Trace Elements from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Ash as Influenced by Addition of Carbonate IonsLeaching Behavior of Trace Elements from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Ash as Influenced by Addition of Carbonate Ions”
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2025.

Chiharu Tokoro, Masaki Horiuchi, Yuki Murata, Akiko Kubota, Asako Narita, Hidehiro Kamiya, Yutaro Takaya.
"Attritor Milling Mechanisms and Optimization for Selective Separation of Aluminum Foil from Cathode Materials Recovered by Electrical Pulsed Discharge"
Minerals Engineering. 2025, vol.237, 1099998.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2025.109998
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2025.109998

Yanhui Kong, Yutaro Takaya, Mauricio Córdova-Udaeta, Chiharu Tokoro.
"Lithium extraction from spinel LiMn2O4 with simultaneous preparation of λ-MnO2 under mild conditions using sodium hypochlorite"
Green Chemistry. 2026. vol.28, pp.351-364. 
DOI: 10.1039/d5gc04585a
https://doi.org/10.1039/d5gc04585a

Nakahara Moe, Higuchi Shinichi, Narita Asako, Tokoro Chiharu.
"Effect of Cathode Active Material Layer Thickness on Separation in Lithium-Ion Batteries via Pulsed Discharge"
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2025.

Chiharu Tokoro, Moe Nakahara, Takatoshi Kurihara, Akiko Kubota, Mauricio Córdova-Udaeta, Asako Narita, Yutaro Takaya.
"Low-Capacitance Pulsed Discharge Enables Heat- and Solvent-Free Delamination of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes"
RSC Advances. 2025.
DOI: 10.1039/d5su00304k
https://doi.org/10.1039/d5su00304k

Ryo Miyazawa, Hidehiro Kamiya, Kenichi Momota, Satoshi Shiina, Kyouko Okuyama, Yuma Hatakeyama, Chiharu Tokoro. 
"DEM analysis of the media size ratio and agitator shaft geometry effects on grinding performance in a mixed-media stirred mill"
Advanced Powder Technology. 2025, vol.36, Issue 12, 105090. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2025.105090
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2025.105090

Chiharu Tokoro, Masaki Horiuchi, Asako Narita, Akiko Kubota, Yutaro Takaya. 
"Optimization of graphite anode delamination and contaminant separation via electrical pulsed discharge for direct recycling"
Advanced Powder Technology. 2025, vol.36, Issue 11, 105066. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2025.105066
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2025.105066

Kong Yukun, Dariusz Alterman, Hideyuki Murakami, Chiharu Tokoro.
"Assessing the Usability of Biomass-Derived Sheep Wool Fibers in Sustainable Construction: A Comprehensive Review"
Developments in the Built Environment. 2025, vol.23, 100730.
DOI: 10.1016/j.dibe.2025.100730
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2025.100730

Takuji Kirihara, Asako Narita, Chiharu Tokoro. 
"High-purity copper recovery from polyimide-enameled wires using pulsed discharge with a grinding pre-treatment"
Waste Management. 2025, vol.206, 115044. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115044
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115044

Kosei Matsuo, Manabu Inutsuka, Keisuke Ota, Tomoki Honda, Ryo Ogawa, Takao Namihira, Ryo Sasamoto, Chiharu Tokoro. 
"Controlled pulsed discharge debonding of epoxy adhesives with conductive spots for enhanced recyclability"
The Journal of Adhesion. 2025, pp.1-15. 
DOI: 10.1080/00218464.2025.2536683
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218464.2025.2536683

加茂 隆人, 奥山 杏子, 岩本 玄徳, 関根 靖由, 神谷 秀博, 髙谷 雄太郎, 所 千晴. 
"カッター型ディスクミルの粒子投入量の違いによる粉砕性能評価"
化学工学論文集. 2025, vol.51, Issue 4, pp.81-88. 
DOI: 10.1252/kakoronbunshu.51.81
https://doi.org/10.1252/kakoronbunshu.51.81

Yusuf Olalekan Zubair, Chiharu Tokoro.
"Removal and stabilization of arsenic(III/V) from water using Ca-based LDH derived from calcium oxide: removal performance and mechanism"
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 2025, vol.725, Part 2, 137700.
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.137700
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.137700

Chiharu Tokoro, Moe Nakahara, Taketoshi Koita, Nobuhiro Tsuji.
"Primer Coatings Enhance the Separation of Cathode Active Materials from Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Sheets During Direct Electrical Pulsed Discharge"
Waste Management. 2025, vol.204, 114958.
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2025.114958
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.114958

Kento Izumi, Yutaro Takaya, Chiharu Tokoro.
"Liberation of nickel-cobalt-manganese-based active materials from cathode composites by dry grinding using a calcium oxide grinding aid"
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan. 2025, vol.58, Issue 1, 2495820.
DOI: 10.1080/00219592.2025.2495820
https://doi.org/10.1080/00219592.2025.2495820

栗原 嵩寿, 成田 麻子, 中原 萌絵, 小板 丈敏, 所 千晴.
"直接電気パルス法によるリチウムイオン電池の正極材とアルミニウム箔の分離に及ぼす電極接触界面の抵抗の影響"
環境資源工学. 2025, vol.72, No.1, pp.14-22. 
DOI: 10.4144/rpsj.72.14
https://doi.org/10.4144/rpsj.72.14

Chiharu Tokoro, Takatoshi Kurihara, Asako Narita, Taketoshi Koita.
"Localized degradation influences the separation of cathode activematerials from aluminum foil by direct electrical pulsed discharge"
Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 2025. vol.27, pp.2723-2735.
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-025-02278-5
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-025-02278-5

Kento Izumi, Yutaro Takaya, Yosuke Kita, Hiroyuki Akashi, Chiharu Tokoro. 
"Direct Recycling of Nickel-Cobalt-Manganese-Based Cathode Active Materials from Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Scrap Using a Dry Grinding and Classification Process"
Materials Transactions. 2025, vol.66, pp.764-771.
DOI: 10.2320/matertrans.M-M2025801
https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.M-M2025801

Yafan Wang, Yusuf Olalekan Zubair, Shuo Pan, Chiharu Tokoro.
"Mechanism of boron removal and stabilization by in-situ formation of layered double hydroxides: Insight from spectroscopy and DFT studies"
Journal of Environmental Sciences. 2025. vol.160, pp.569-580. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.04.069
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2025.04.069

Mauricio Córdova-Udaeta, Bowen Cheng, Shigeshi Fuchida, Yutaro Takaya, Jun Horiuchi, Hiroyuki Masuoka, Keishi Oyama, Chiharu Tokoro.
"Selective Manganese Precipitation via Neutralization and Ozone Oxidation under pH Conditions Similar to Steel Pickling Wastewater: Thermodynamic Assessment and Experimental XANES Evaluation"
ACS Omega. 2025, vol.10, Issue 17, pp.18085-18097.
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c01588
http://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c01588