The materials science behind sustainable metals and alloys

D Raabe - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Production of metals stands for 40% of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, 10% of the
global energy consumption, 3.2 billion tonnes of minerals mined, and several billion tonnes …

Recycling of lithium‐ion batteries—current state of the art, circular economy, and next generation recycling

J Neumann, M Petranikova, M Meeus… - Advanced energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Being successfully introduced into the market only 30 years ago, lithium‐ion batteries have
become state‐of‐the‐art power sources for portable electronic devices and the most …

Direct regeneration of degraded lithium-ion battery cathodes with a multifunctional organic lithium salt

G Ji, J Wang, Z Liang, K Jia, J Ma, Z Zhuang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries is an effective approach to alleviating
environmental concerns and promoting resource conservation. LiFePO4 batteries have …

Data-driven capacity estimation of commercial lithium-ion batteries from voltage relaxation

J Zhu, Y Wang, Y Huang, R Bhushan Gopaluni… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Accurate capacity estimation is crucial for the reliable and safe operation of lithium-ion
batteries. In particular, exploiting the relaxation voltage curve features could enable battery …

Critical review of life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles: A lifespan perspective

X Lai, Q Chen, X Tang, Y Zhou, F Gao, Y Guo… - Etransportation, 2022 - Elsevier
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the ideal energy storage device for electric vehicles, and
their environmental, economic, and resource risks assessment are urgent issues. Therefore …

Direct recovery: A sustainable recycling technology for spent lithium-ion battery

J Wu, M Zheng, T Liu, Y Wang, Y Liu, J Nai… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ever-growing amount of lithium (Li)-ion batteries (LIBs) has triggered surging concerns
regarding the supply risk of raw materials for battery manufacturing and environmental …

From materials to cell: state-of-the-art and prospective technologies for lithium-ion battery electrode processing

J Li, J Fleetwood, WB Hawley, W Kays - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrode processing plays an important role in advancing lithium-ion battery technologies
and has a significant impact on cell energy density, manufacturing cost, and throughput …

Fundamentals, status and challenges of direct recycling technologies for lithium ion batteries

H Ji, J Wang, J Ma, HM Cheng, G Zhou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Advancement in energy storage technologies is closely related to social development.
However, a significant conflict has arisen between the explosive growth in battery demand …

A review on second-life of Li-ion batteries: Prospects, challenges, and issues

M Shahjalal, PK Roy, T Shams, A Fly, JI Chowdhury… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
High energy density has made Li-ion battery become a reliable energy storage technology
for transport-grid applications. Safely disposing batteries that below 80% of their nominal …

Environmental impacts, pollution sources and pathways of spent lithium-ion batteries

W Mrozik, MA Rajaeifar, O Heidrich… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
There is a growing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for electric transportation and to
support the application of renewable energies by auxiliary energy storage systems. This …