Ziyuan Zhou is an Assistant Researcher at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University. She obtained her B.En and doctorate from Beijing Forestry University in June 2012 and 2018 respectively. She participated in a joint PhD program at University of Kentucky from November 2016 to October 2017 funded by the Chinese Scholarship Council. She performed his Post-doctoral work from 2018 to 2020 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University. Her current researches mainly focus on the comprehensive utilization of low-grade claytype lithium ore and sustainable recovery of spent lithium-ion batteries. She is a Youth Editorial Board Member of 《Conservation and Utilization of Mineral Resources》.