Lithium-ion battery recycling processes: Research towards a sustainable course
By L. Gaines. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2018
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Abstract There is a need to develop technology to enable a resource-efficient and economically feasible recycling system for lithium-ion batteries and thus assure the future supply of the component materials. Lithium-ion batteries are complex products, and designs and materials are still evolving, which makes planning for future recovery more challenging. Several processes for recycling are proposed or operating, and each has advantages and disadvantages. This paper compares these processes on technical and economic bases, elucidating differences in benefits as a function of cathode composition. Since none of the existing processes is ideal, research areas are suggested that could enable development of improved recycling methods. The most promising research areas are separation technologies.
Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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- Recycling of End-of-Life Lithium Ion Batteries, Part I: Commercial Processes (2019, methodology): “, 40% energy saving for LiCoO2 cathode) by recycling components if the direct recycling process is successfully applied [61].”
- A Review on Battery Market Trends, Second-Life Reuse, and Recycling (2021, background): “Working with strong acid increases the process costs and complexity [113].”