scholarly journals The Necessity of Recycling of Waste Li-Ion Batteries Used in Electric Vehicles as Objects Posing a Threat to Human Health and the Environment

Recycling ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Sobianowska-Turek ◽  
Weronika Urbańska ◽  
Anna Janicka ◽  
Maciej Zawiślak ◽  
Jędrzej Matla

The automotive industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the modern economy. Growing customer expectations, implementing solutions related to electromobility, and increasingly stringent legal restrictions in the field of environmental protection, determine the development and introduction of innovative technologies in the field of car production. To power the most modern vehicles that include electric and hybrid cars, packages of various types of lithium-ion cells are used, the number of which is constantly growing. After use, these batteries, due to their complex chemical composition, constitute hazardous waste that is difficult to manage and must be recycled in modern technological lines. The article presents the morphological characteristics of the currently used types of Li-ion cells, and the threats to the safety of people and the environment that may occur in the event of improper use of Li-ion batteries and accumulators have been identified and described on the basis of the Regulation of the European Parliament and Council (EC) No. 1272/2008 of 16 December 2008 and No. 1907/2006 of 18 December 2006 on the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures and the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH), establishing the European Chemicals Agency.

Author(s):  
Minkyu Kim ◽  
Zhenzhen Yang ◽  
Seoung-Bum Son ◽  
Stephen E. Trask ◽  
Andrew N Jansen ◽  
...  

Crosstalk between the cathode and the anode in Li-ion batteries has a great impact on performance, safety and cycle lifetime. However, a systematic investigation of crosstalk behavior in silicon (Si)-based...


2013 ◽  
Vol 750-752 ◽  
pp. 1194-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Hui Zhou ◽  
Cui Hua Li ◽  
Bin Bin Yang

Mixtures of an ionic liquid (IL) with organic solvents and a lithium salt have been studied in order to develop new electrolytes for lithium-ion cells with enhanced safety profiles. In this work, N-allyl-N-methylpiperidinium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (PP1ATFSI) was synthesized and characterized to exhibit high decomposition temperature and wide electrochemical stability window. The evaluation of the coin cell LiFePO4/Li with the mixed electrolyte based on PP1ATFSI with 0.35mol/kg LiTFSI, and 30 wt% VC/DMC (1:1) shows a nice reversibility and cycle performances. All above prove that PP1ATFSI is one of the most promising safety electrolytes of Li-ion battery.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan A. Odom

Overcharge protection of Li-ion batteries with a variety of phenothiazine derivatives.


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (39) ◽  
pp. 24132-24136
Author(s):  
Liurui Li ◽  
Tairan Yang ◽  
Zheng Li

The pre-treatment efficiency of the direct recycling strategy in recovering end-of-life Li-ion batteries is predicted with levels of control factors.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (26) ◽  
pp. 20386-20389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chongchong Zhao ◽  
Cai Shen ◽  
Weiqiang Han

Metal organic nanofibers (MONFs) synthesized from precursors of amino acid and copper nitrate were applied as anode materials for Li-ion batteries.


Author(s):  
Malcolm Stein ◽  
Chien-Fan Chen ◽  
Matthew Mullings ◽  
David Jaime ◽  
Audrey Zaleski ◽  
...  

Particle size plays an important role in the electrochemical performance of cathodes for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. High energy planetary ball milling of LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 (NMC) cathode materials was investigated as a route to reduce the particle size and improve the electrochemical performance. The effect of ball milling times, milling speeds, and composition on the structure and properties of NMC cathodes was determined. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that ball milling decreased primary particle (crystallite) size by up to 29%, and the crystallite size was correlated with the milling time and milling speed. Using relatively mild milling conditions that provided an intermediate crystallite size, cathodes with higher capacities, improved rate capabilities, and improved capacity retention were obtained within 14 μm-thick electrode configurations. High milling speeds and long milling times not only resulted in smaller crystallite sizes but also lowered electrochemical performance. Beyond reduction in crystallite size, ball milling was found to increase the interfacial charge transfer resistance, lower the electrical conductivity, and produce aggregates that influenced performance. Computations support that electrolyte diffusivity within the cathode and film thickness play a significant role in the electrode performance. This study shows that cathodes with improved performance are obtained through use of mild ball milling conditions and appropriately designed electrodes that optimize the multiple transport phenomena involved in electrochemical charge storage materials.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Tahar Azib ◽  
Claire Thaury ◽  
Fermin Cuevas ◽  
Eric Leroy ◽  
Christian Jordy ◽  
...  

Embedding silicon nanoparticles in an intermetallic matrix is a promising strategy to produce remarkable bulk anode materials for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries with low potential, high electrochemical capacity and good cycling stability. These composite materials can be synthetized at a large scale using mechanical milling. However, for Si-Ni3Sn4 composites, milling also induces a chemical reaction between the two components leading to the formation of free Sn and NiSi2, which is detrimental to the performance of the electrode. To prevent this reaction, a modification of the surface chemistry of the silicon has been undertaken. Si nanoparticles coated with a surface layer of either carbon or oxide were used instead of pure silicon. The influence of the coating on the composition, (micro)structure and electrochemical properties of Si-Ni3Sn4 composites is studied and compared with that of pure Si. Si coating strongly reduces the reaction between Si and Ni3Sn4 during milling. Moreover, contrary to pure silicon, Si-coated composites have a plate-like morphology in which the surface-modified silicon particles are surrounded by a nanostructured, Ni3Sn4-based matrix leading to smooth potential profiles during electrochemical cycling. The chemical homogeneity of the matrix is more uniform for carbon-coated than for oxygen-coated silicon. As a consequence, different electrochemical behaviors are obtained depending on the surface chemistry, with better lithiation properties for the carbon-covered silicon able to deliver over 500 mAh/g for at least 400 cycles.


Author(s):  
Gearoid A Collins ◽  
Hugh Geaney ◽  
Kevin Michael Ryan

Li-ion batteries (LIBs) have become critical components in the manufacture of electric vehicles (EV) as they offer the best all-round performance compared to competing battery chemistries. However, LIB performance at...


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (106) ◽  
pp. 104597-104607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Wilamowska-Zawlocka ◽  
Paweł Puczkarski ◽  
Zofia Grabowska ◽  
Jan Kaspar ◽  
Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac ◽  
...  

We report here on the synthesis and characterization of silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) in view of its application as a potential anode material for Li-ion batteries.


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