Reclamation and reuse of graphite from electric vehicle lithium-ion battery anodes via water delamination

Abstract

Early electric vehicle anodes utilised poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) as the binder. Due to its lack of solubility in non-harmful solvents, PVDF potentially leads to challenges with anode recycling. In this...

High-power recycling: upcycling to the next generation of high-power anodes for Li-ion battery applications

“…With the growing interest and demand for the electrification of infrastructure – in efforts to meet ‘Net Zero’ targets and to improve public health – there is a requirement for forward thinking with respect to second-life applications and the inevitability of recycling when Li-ion batteries (LIBs) do eventually become end-of-life. 1–7 There are a multitude of battery chemistries for rechargeable LIBs – from research scale to the commercial sector; in this body of work we focus on primarily recycling high-power anodes such as Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 (LTO) towards current generation which consists of niobium-based electrodes. 8,9…”