Sustainability for EV Batteries and Battery Materials: Optimization, Second-use, and Recycling
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 1796
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electric vehicles; lithium-ion batteries; battery lifetime and safety management; state estimation and battery modeling; applying ex-situ (post-mortem analysis) and in-situ methods (e.g., impedance, neutron powder diffraction) to investigate battery degradation; inventing new scientific methods (e.g., machine learning and optimization) for battery state of health prognosis and management of battery lifespan
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Interests: in situ characterization techniques; inorganic synthesis; phase transition; crystal growth; Li/Na/K-ion batteries; solid-state reaction
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Interests: membrane materials and functional polymers; electrochemical in-situ mechanism analysis of Li/Na-ion batteries; preparation of degradable polymers and the extraction of valuable elements from brine resources
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to market prediction, 60% of the market share of lithium-ion batteries will come from the EV sector in 2025, and reports show that the installed batteries could exceed 8100 gigawatt-hours (GWh) by 2030 due to the rapid rise of EVs in recent years. However, battery degradation during cycling is still a major barrier for vehicular applications. When they eventually become unsuitable for propelling a car, they can continue to be used in other areas such as larger-scale energy storage systems or the cyclic utilization of valuable elements. To ensure the sustainability of batteries and battery materials through the whole lifespan, investigations are already underway to explore different promising pathways: life management, reuse, and recycling. A longer lifespan is of great importance in achieving the sustainable development of lithium-ion batteries; thus, life management including state estimation, state prediction, and optimization attracts wide attention. Retired EV batteries are believed to still have approximately 70% capacity, which could create long-term and stable profits for suitable second-life applications. An accurate and rapid assessment of a battery’s remaining lifetime is necessary for reuse scenarios. Another approach to deal with retired EV batteries is recycling valuable elements after reuse. Pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy are the two commonly used methods at present, and elements including cobalt, nickel, aluminum, iron, and lithium can be extracted in these valuable urban mines.
Therefore, we are organizing this Special Issue with the goal of finding sustainable solutions for EV batteries. The Special Issue will publish high-quality full research articles and reviews addressing the above topics.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following research areas:
- Lithium-ion battery lifespan management.
- Lithium-ion battery second-use (reuse).
- Lithium-ion battery recycling.
- Degradation mechanisms and characterization methods.
- State of health (SoH) estimation, lifetime diagnosis, and prognosis methods.
- Experimental techniques for testing and characterization.
- Controllable synthesis of electrode materials.
- Structural design and regulation of commercial batteries.
- Enrichment methods of lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc. from failed batteries.
- Purification methods of the above valuable elements.
Dr. Jiangong Zhu
Prof. Dr. Weibo Hua
Dr. Guiying Tian
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lithium-ion batteries
- lifespan management
- second-use
- recycling of valuable elements
