Emerging Trends and Future Opportunities for Battery Recycling
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Abstract
The global lithium-ion battery recycling capacity needs to increase by a factor of 50 in the next decade to meet the projected adoption of electric vehicles. During this expansion of recycling capacity, it is unclear which technologies are most appropriate to reduce costs and environmental impacts. Here, we describe the current and future recycling capacity situation and summarize methods for quantifying costs and environmental impacts of battery recycling methods with a focus on cathode active materials. Second use, electrification of pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy, direct recycling, and electrochemical recycling methods are discussed as leading-edge methods for overcoming state of the art battery recycling challenges. The paper ends with a discussion of future issues and considerations regarding solid-state batteries and co-optimization of battery design for recycling.
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OpenAlex topics: Extraction and Separation Processes · Recycling and Waste Management Techniques · Advancements in Battery Materials
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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment (iSEE), University of Illinois Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Funding
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory · Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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