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Title	Cathode regeneration and upcycling of spent LIBs: toward sustainability
ID_Doc	10137
Authors	Xiao, X; Wang, L; Wu, YQ; Song, YZ; Chen, ZH; He, XM
Title	Cathode regeneration and upcycling of spent LIBs: toward sustainability
Year	2023
Published	Energy & Environmental Science, 16, 7
Abstract	'Green ambition towards sustainability' is one of the hot research topics of the 21st century. With the sharp steering of the energy infrastructure toward fulfilling this radical expectation, the last decade has seen a global trend toward diversified sustainable renewable energy sources (such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power) and electrification. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are playing a significant role in this energy revolution. However, with the massive scale of the production of LIBs and their eventual retirement, attention has been turned to the erratic supply of raw materials used to manufacture these batteries and their disposal. Cathode regeneration technology is likely to be an optimal solution for the disposal of waste cathodes, aimed at non-destructively repairing and straightforwardly reusing degraded cathode materials for re-manufacturing LIBs with a shortened circular process, reasonable profits, and excellent efficiency. Cathode upcycling technology, aimed at upgrading the electrochemical performance of degraded materials, can be well adapted to the upgrading of battery chemistry and show excellent flexibility and potential for transforming the LIB industry from a resource-based to a circular economy. Thus, a holistic perspective based on the complete life cycle of LIBs is encouraged, and sustainability must be at the forefront regarding battery and pack design, raw material acquisition, materials synthesis, manufacturing, operating, retiring, and recycling processes of LIBs.
PDF	https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2316157

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