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Title Recycling of All-Solid-State Li-ion Batteries: A Case Study of the Separation of Individual Components Within a System Composed of LTO, LLZTO and NMC
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Authors Waidha, AI; Salihovic, A; Jacob, M; Vanita, V; Aktekin, B; Brix, K; Wissel, K; Kautenburger, R; Janek, J; Ensinger, W; Clemens, O
Title Recycling of All-Solid-State Li-ion Batteries: A Case Study of the Separation of Individual Components Within a System Composed of LTO, LLZTO and NMC
Year 2023
Published Chemsuschem, 16.0, 13
DOI 10.1002/cssc.202202361
Abstract With the current global projection of over 130 million electric vehicles (EVs), there soon will be a need for battery waste management. Especially for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (lithium ASSBs), aspects of waste management and circular economy have not been addressed so far. Within such ASSBs, the use of solid-electrolytes like garnet-type Li6.5La3Zr1.5Ta0.5O12 (LLZTO) may shift focus on strategies to recover not only the transition metal elements but also elements like La/Zr/Ta. In this work, we present a two-step recycling approach using citric acid as the leaching agent to separate and recover the individual components of a model cell comprising of Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) anode, Li6.5La3Zr1.5Ta0.5O12 (LLZTO) garnet electrolyte and LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 (NMC) cathode. We observe that by adjusting the concentration of citric acid, it was possible to separate the materials from each other without strong mixing of individual phases and also to maintain their principle performance characteristics. Thus, the process developed has a potential for upscaling and can guide towards considering separation capability of battery components in the development of lithium ASSBs.
Author Keywords lithium-ion batteries; solid-state batteries; recycling; garnet; circular economy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000995176900001
WoS Category Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Research Area Chemistry; Science & Technology - Other Topics
PDF https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/cssc.202202361
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