Accepted Manuscript Title: An environmentally friendly method for recovery of lithium and cobalt from spent lithium-ion batteries using gluconic and lactic acids Authors: Melina Roshanfar, Rabeeh Golmohammadzadeh, Fereshteh Rashchi PII: S2213-3437(18)30719-X DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.11.039 Reference: JECE 2794 To appear in: Received date: 3 September 2018 Revised date: 23 October 2018 Accepted date: 17 November 2018 Please cite this article as: Roshanfar M, Golmohammadzadeh R, Rashchi F, An environmentally friendly method for recovery of lithium and cobalt from spent lithium- ion batteries using gluconic and lactic acids, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.11.039 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.