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Gastol D, Marshall J, Cooper E, Mitchell C, Burnett D, Song T, Sommerville R, Middleton B, Crozier M, Smith R, Haig S, McElroy CR, van Dijk N, Croft P, Goodship V, Kendrick E. Reclaimed and Up-Cycled Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Glob Chall 2022; 6:2200046. [PMID: 36532243 PMCID: PMC9749079 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202200046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
As electric vehicles become more widely used, there is a higher demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and hence a greater incentive to find better ways to recycle these at their end-of-life (EOL). This work focuses on the process of reclamation and re-use of cathode material from LIBs. Black mass containing mixed LiMn2O4 and Ni0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 from a Nissan Leaf pouch cell are recovered via two different recycling routes, shredding or disassembly. The waste material stream purity is compared for both processes, less aluminium and copper impurities are present in the disassembled waste stream. The reclaimed black mass is further treated to reclaim the transition metals in a salt solution, Ni, Mn, Co ratios are adjusted in order to synthesize an upcycled cathode, LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 via a co-precipitation method. The two reclamation processes (disassembly and shredding) are evaluated based on the purity of the reclaimed material, the performance of the remanufactured cell, and the energy required for the complete process. The electrochemical performance of recycled material is comparable to that of as-manufactured cathode material, indicating no detrimental effect of purified recycled transition metal content. This research represents an important step toward scalable approaches to the recycling of EOL cathode material in LIBs.
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- Dominika Gastol
- School of Metallurgy and MaterialsUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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- TFP Hydrogen ProductsUnits 5 & 6Merchants QuayPennygillam Industrial EstateLauncestonCornwallPL15 7QAUK
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- School of Metallurgy and MaterialsUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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- School of Metallurgy and MaterialsUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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- School of Metallurgy and MaterialsUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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- MSolvOxonian ParkLangford LocksKidlingtonOxfordOX5 1FPUK
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- MSolvOxonian ParkLangford LocksKidlingtonOxfordOX5 1FPUK
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- RSBruce Metals and Machinery LtdMarch Street, SheffieldSouth YorkshireS9 5DQUK
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- Green Chemistry Centre of ExcellenceDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of YorkHeslingtonYorkYO10 5DDUK
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- TFP Hydrogen ProductsUnits 5 & 6Merchants QuayPennygillam Industrial EstateLauncestonCornwallPL15 7QAUK
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- ICoNiChemWidnes LtdMoss Bank RoadWidnesCheshireWA8 0RUUK
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- School of Metallurgy and MaterialsUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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Harper G, Sommerville R, Kendrick E, Driscoll L, Slater P, Stolkin R, Walton A, Christensen P, Heidrich O, Lambert S, Abbott A, Ryder K, Gaines L, Anderson P. Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles. Nature 2019; 575:75-86. [PMID: 31695206 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1682-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 473] [Impact Index Per Article: 94.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Rapid growth in the market for electric vehicles is imperative, to meet global targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to improve air quality in urban centres and to meet the needs of consumers, with whom electric vehicles are increasingly popular. However, growing numbers of electric vehicles present a serious waste-management challenge for recyclers at end-of-life. Nevertheless, spent batteries may also present an opportunity as manufacturers require access to strategic elements and critical materials for key components in electric-vehicle manufacture: recycled lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles could provide a valuable secondary source of materials. Here we outline and evaluate the current range of approaches to electric-vehicle lithium-ion battery recycling and re-use, and highlight areas for future progress.
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- Gavin Harper
- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. .,Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. .,School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,National Centre for Nuclear Robotics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.,Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Materials Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Materials Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- ReCell Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA
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- Faraday Institution, ReLiB Project, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. .,Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. .,School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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