A comparative assessment of resource-use criticality in advanced lithium-ion battery technologies

Abdelbaky, Mohammad; Peeters, Jef; Eynde, Simon Van den; Zaplana, Isiah; Dewulf, Wim

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.002

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“…A change of nearly −664% in the B6 stage is derived from the actual negative impact of the reference life cycle (−0.41 kg Sb eq), thus resulting in an impact increase of 2.73 kg Sb eq to 2.32 kg Sb eq. Lithium together with cobalt, nickel and manganese, essential elements of battery systems, are regarded as critical raw materials [ 43 ] and play an important role in electronic devices manufacturing. An increased environmental impact related to the production of components of photovoltaic systems was proved by several authors [ 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 ].…”

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Environmental Impacts of Photovoltaic Energy Storage in a Nearly Zero Energy Building Life Cycle

Vaňová

Němec²

2022

Materials

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Climate change, the economic crisis and the current geopolitical situation are the biggest challenges of today. They participate to a fundamental extent in the creation of international policies. Renewable energy sources are thus gaining worldwide popularity. The paper deals with the assessment of the impact of four selected stages of the life cycle of a NZEB building on the environment in 13 impact categories. The analysis is performed in accordance with the LCA method using the attributional modeling approach. The results show the partial and total shift of impacts on the environment of photovoltaic energy storage in comparison with photovoltaic energy export across the building life cycle. Along the climate change impact reduction as a positive effect on the environment, a substantial impact increase is observed on the depletion of abiotic resources. Results also show the total environmental impact of the building life cycle, considering the use of stored energy in a lithium-based battery as being beneficial in most categories despite the relatively high impact increment in the stage of replacement.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Environmental Impacts of Photovoltaic Energy Storage in a Nearly Zero Energy Building Life Cycle

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Němec²

2022

Materials

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“…The most successful product in battery technology production, the lithium-ion (LiPo) battery has the most established used battery for all general purposes [28]. A rechargeable 11.1 V, 1100 mAh LiPo battery is suitable [29] to be used as the power source of the prosthetic arm as the Arduino. The servo motor only requires an input power supply of less than 10 V. A fully charged LiPo battery chargers up to 12.6 V with the maximum rate of discharge of 25 C, and LiPo batteries are light in weight, 100 g, and rechargeable as it is easy to install and recharge.…”

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3D Printed Prosthetic Robot Arm with Grasping Detection System for Children

Babu¹,

Nasır²,

Ravindran³

et al. 2023

Int. J. Adv. Sci. Eng. Inf. Technol.

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Prosthetic robot arms have been an alternative replacement for upper limb-related disability, especially among children as it helps them perform regular activities such as holding tools, eating, and drinking. This research aims to develop a 3D prosthetic robot arm using SolidWorks and 3D printer, using a low-cost and straightforward mechanism for children. This paper proposes a close loop control system with position control for the prosthetic robot arm to achieve an appropriate grasping force focusing on solid-shaped objects using PID control. The PID controller controls the system's response to perform in the most efficient path. Force-sensitive resistors (FSR) are attached to all fingers to measure the grasping force acting on objects with different surfaces, dimensions, and weights. The controller results showed improvement in the overshoot percentage of 0.902%, as overshoot is essential in preventing the grasped object's deformations. The analysis of the experiment shows that the mean grasping force and static coefficient friction of each object are different regardless of the material the object is made of and the object's mass. For example, a cube-shaped object made of wood requires 0.5288 N of grasping force to grasp the object firmly compared to a plastic-made cube that only requires 0.3245 N to hold the cube. On the other hand, the static coefficient friction for the wood cube is 3.1708 and 0.4725 for the plastic cube. Further research can be done by designing the prosthetic robot arm with independent motorized and multi-degree movement of fingers.

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“…Also, design for recyclability must be incorporated in the product to facilitate recycling at the end of life; for example, by minimizing mixing of materials and facilitating alloy‐to‐alloy recycling or facilitating the separation of materials. Though the cases or relatively abundant materials such as aluminium and steel have been discussed above, these issues are also very relevant for critical materials such as rare earth elements which are increasingly being used today in modern technology (Abdelbaky et al, 2022; Friedrich, 2019). However, mixing of materials may make recycling very inefficient due to the energy required for their separation.…”

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Material recycling in a circular economy—A systems view

Gheewala

2023

WIREs Energy & Environment

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A circular economy is expected to reduce the use of primary resources through the reuse of products, components, and materials. Material recycling, though advantageous in many cases for saving primary resources by diverting them away from the landfill, may have perverse effects when analyzed from a systems perspective considering the entire material life cycle as well as economy‐wide effects of recycling. Using the case of metals, glass, and plastics recycling, the advantages of a systems view including the entire material life cycle in analyzing material recycling are illustrated. The advantages of recycling as compared to virgin production may vary significantly depending of the energy and resource requirements during the recycling process, logistics, and alloying of materials. Expanding the systems view further to analyze the economy‐wide effects of material recycling reveal the possibility of rebound effects which may reduce or even negate its advantages. Sustainable consumption is absolutely essential along with any technological advances to counter the rebound effects that may lead to overshoot. The article demonstrates the importance of considering a systems view incorporating a life cycle perspective and economy‐wide effects in analyzing and trying to maintain the advantages of material recycling.This article is categorized under: Climate and Environment > Circular Economy Emerging Technologies > Materials Climate and Environment > Pollution Prevention

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A comparative assessment of resource-use criticality in advanced lithium-ion battery technologies

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Environmental Impacts of Photovoltaic Energy Storage in a Nearly Zero Energy Building Life Cycle

Environmental Impacts of Photovoltaic Energy Storage in a Nearly Zero Energy Building Life Cycle

3D Printed Prosthetic Robot Arm with Grasping Detection System for Children

Material recycling in a circular economy—A systems view

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