On the sustainability of lithium ion battery industry–A review and perspective

Y Yang, EG Okonkwo, G Huang, S Xu, W Sun… - Energy Storage …, 2021 - Elsevier
The consumption of rechargeable batteries has been increasing rapidly. High demand on
specific metals for battery manufacturing and environmental impacts from battery disposal …

Life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries: a critical review

F Arshad, J Lin, N Manurkar, E Fan, A Ahmad… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Evolving technological advances are predictable to promote environmentally sustainable
development. Regardless the development of novel technologies including Li-ion batteries …

Challenges and recent developments in supply and value chains of electric vehicle batteries: A sustainability perspective

MA Rajaeifar, P Ghadimi, M Raugei, Y Wu… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) play a key role in advancing electromobility. With an increasing
trend in the demand for LIBs, the sustainability prospect of LIBs lifecycle faces many …

Efficient direct recycling of lithium-ion battery cathodes by targeted healing

P Xu, Q Dai, H Gao, H Liu, M Zhang, M Li, Y Chen… - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is an urgent need to address their
environmental and global sustainability issues. Here, we report an efficient and …

Preprocessing of spent lithium-ion batteries for recycling: Need, methods, and trends

H Ali, HA Khan, M Pecht - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Recycling lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has gained prominence in the last decade due to
increasing supply chain constraints for critical materials (such as lithium and cobalt) and …

Energy and environmental aspects in recycling lithium-ion batteries: Concept of Battery Identity Global Passport

Y Bai, N Muralidharan, YK Sun, S Passerini… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The emergence and dominance of lithium-ion batteries in expanding markets such as
consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and renewable energy storage are driving …

[HTML][HTML] A qualitative assessment of lithium ion battery recycling processes

R Sommerville, P Zhu, MA Rajaeifar, O Heidrich… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the widespread adoption of e-mobility, there are high numbers of lithium Ion batteries
(LIB) entering the waste stream. It is imperative that disposal and recycling strategies are …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review and classification of unit operations with assessment of outputs quality in lithium-ion battery recycling

D Latini, M Vaccari, M Lagnoni, M Orefice… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the core component of the electrification transition, being
used in portable electronics, electric vehicles, and stationary energy storage. The …

Financial viability of electric vehicle lithium-ion battery recycling

L Lander, T Cleaver, MA Rajaeifar, V Nguyen-Tien… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Economically viable electric vehicle lithium-ion battery recycling is increasingly needed;
however routes to profitability are still unclear. We present a comprehensive, holistic techno …

Scalable direct recycling of cathode black mass from spent lithium‐ion batteries

V Gupta, X Yu, H Gao, C Brooks, W Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
End of life (EoL) lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) are piling up at an intimidating rate, which is
alarming for environmental health. With further expected rapid growth of LIB use, the …