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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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MARCH 9, 2023

The demand for domestically produced and sustainably sourced battery metals has grown at a near insatiable rate over recent years, as the domestic manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially from less than 50 GWh/year to now more than 700 GWh/year of operational and announced capacity.

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Battery Resourcers to open North America’s largest Li-ion battery recycling facility by August

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JANUARY 15, 2022

Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, plans to open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. The site is strategically located near several EV manufacturing hubs and lithium-ion gigafactories.

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DOE: cobalt is the most expensive material used in lithium-ion battery cathodes

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MARCH 8, 2022

Aside from the lithium needed to produce modern lithium-ion batteries, much attention is focused on the cost of the materials used for EV battery cathode production. Cobalt is an important ingredient in lithium-ion battery cathode production, accounting for about a quarter of the cost of the battery. 202103050.

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Aqua Metals produces high-purity LiOH directly from recycled lithium-ion batteries

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Aqua Metals has recovered high-purity lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from lithium-ion battery black mass at the company’s Li AquaRefining recycling facility located at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC). Earlier post.)

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UC Irvine team creates long-lasting, cobalt-free, low-nickel lithium-ion batteries

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JUNE 16, 2023

—Huolin Xin To solve that problem, Xin’s team spent three years devising a process called complex concentrated doping that enabled the scientists to alter the key chemical formula in lithium-ion batteries. Resources Zhang, R., 2023) “Long-life lithium-ion batteries realized by low-Ni, Co-free cathode chemistry.”

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Li-Cycle commercial lithium-ion battery recycling plant now operational in Rochester, NY

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

North America’s largest capacity lithium-ion battery recycling company, announced that its Spoke 2 facility at Eastman Business Park (EBP) in Rochester, New York is now fully operational. The company processes all types of lithium-ion batteries regardless of their previous application, chemistry, or state of charge.

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Novel copolymer binder extends the life of lithium-ion batteries

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MARCH 8, 2021

PVDF is characterized by a nonconducting nature, slow dissolution in the electrolyte, and poor adherence to the current collector—thus limiting its utility as a robust binder for lithium-ion batteries designed for a long cycle life. This study was supported by the JST-Mirai Program (grant umber JP18077239). 0c02742.

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Tohoku, UCLA team advance 4V-class metal-free organic Lithium-ion batteries; croconic acid cathode

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APRIL 18, 2022

A joint research team from Tohoku University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has made a significant advance towards high-voltage metal-free lithium-ion batteries by using a small organic molecule: croconic acid. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Advanced Science. —Katsuyama et al.

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KAUST, Aramco team develops 3D hierarchically porous MoS2 foam as high-rate and stable lithium-ion battery anode

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

The extraordinary electrochemical performance of molybdenum disulfide foam outperforms most reported molybdenum disulfide-based Lithium-ion battery anodes and state-of-the-art materials. The material could become a key component of fast-charging, long-lived lithium batteries.

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MIT, Brookhaven team develops simple method for stabilizing interfaces in solid-state lithium-ion batteries

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MARCH 11, 2022

Solid-state batteries could potentially not only deliver twice as much energy for their size, they also could virtually eliminate the fire hazard associated with today’s lithium-ion batteries. —Professor Yildiz. The added costs should be negligible, the researchers calculated. 202102741.

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New Flyer and Li-Cycle complete heavy-duty lithium-ion battery recycling pilot; 3,200 lbs of Li-ion batteries

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JANUARY 9, 2021

one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, announced the successful completion of a battery recycling pilot with North America’s largest lithium-ion battery recycler, Li- Cycle Corporation. We are thrilled to work with New Flyer in spearheading closed-loop resource recovery of electric bus batteries.

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Researchers show that inherent lithium ions in bioderived borate polymer enhance extreme fast charging capability in graphite anodes

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MARCH 5, 2023

While most research on batteries is focused on the design of active materials and improved mass transfer of electrolytes, the current study provides a different approach via the design of specific binder material which promotes lithium-ion intercalation of the active material. 2c00999

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Honda and Ascend Elements to Collaborate Toward Stable Procurement of Recycled Lithium-ion Battery Resources in North America

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MARCH 2, 2023

-based company with expertise in technologies for recycling of battery resources. The companies intend to collaborate toward stable procurement of resources from recycled lithium-ion batteries in North America necessary for Honda electrified vehicles, including EVs.

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Enhanced performance for TNOx/HRGO hybrid anode for lithium-ion batteries

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Researchers from Chengdu Development Center of Science and Technology have significantly enhanced the performance of titanium niobium oxides for lithium-ion batteries. Due to its high security and capacity, titanium niobium oxide (TNO) has gained much attention as anode material for lithium-ion batteries.

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Novel molecular orbital interaction stabilizes cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

An international team led by scientists from the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials at the University of Wollongong in Australia has verified that the introduction of novel molecular orbital interactions can improve the structural stability of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Resources.

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U Texas team develops cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery

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JULY 19, 2020

Researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery, eliminating the cobalt and opening the door to reducing the costs of producing batteries while boosting performance in some ways. energy lithium?ion ion batteries.

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SWELL project aims to recover electrolyte salts and solvents from lithium-ion batteries

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APRIL 9, 2023

In Germany, a project led by electrolyte company Elyte Innovations GmbH is pursuing the recovery of the non-metallic components—including lithium salts, solvents and electrolyte additives—from spent lithium-ion batteries.

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Honda reaches agreement with Ascend Elements toward procurement of recycled Li-ion battery resources in N America

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Honda Motor has reached a basic agreement with Ascend Elements , a US-based company with expertise in technologies for recycling of battery resources. The companies intend to collaborate toward stable procurement of resources from recycled lithium-ion batteries in North America necessary for Honda electrified vehicles, including EVs.

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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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JANUARY 10, 2019

The model predicts lithium-ion batteries to be the cheapest technology in the coming decades. We have found that lithium-ion batteries are following in the footsteps of crystalline silicon solar panels. Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) developed a model to determine the lifetime costs (i.e., 2018.12.008.

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Li-ion battery recycling and manufacturing startup Battery Resourcers completes $20M Series B

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APRIL 13, 2021

Battery Resourcers offers a new approach to lithium-ion battery manufacturing, starting with a mixed stream of used lithium-ion batteries and ending with the production of finished, battery-ready cathode active materials. Battery Resourcers was founded in 2015 in Worcester, Mass.

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NFI expands partnership with Li-Cycle on heavy-duty lithium-ion battery recycling for transit buses

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

NFI Group, a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, has expanded its partnership with North America’s largest lithium-ion battery recycler, Li-Cycle Corp., Li-Cycle recovers critical materials from lithium-ion batteries and reintroduces them into the supply chain.

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MIT team develops data-driven safety envelope for lithium-ion batteries for EVs

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AUGUST 26, 2019

In this study, we overcome the challenge by establishing a high-accuracy detailed computational model of lithium-ion pouch cells, in which all the component materials are characterized by well-calibrated constitutive models. 2019) “Data-Driven Safety Envelope of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles,” Joule doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.07.026.

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UCSD team develops new disordered rock salt anode for fast-charging, safer lithium-ion batteries

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers at UC San Diego, with their colleagues at other institutions, have developed a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. volts versus a Li/Li + reference electrode. other intercalation anode candidates (Li 3 VO 4 and LiV 0.5 —Liu et al.

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Speeding Up Extreme Fast Charging Capability In Lithium-Ion Batteries

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MARCH 5, 2023

Researchers show that inherent lithium ions in bioderived borate polymer enhance “extreme fast charging” capability in graphite anodes Ishikawa, Japan — Current society is transitioning en masse from fossil fuels to renewable resources and electric batteries.

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Researchers expand the temperature range of lithium-ion batteries with new functional electrolytes

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JUNE 20, 2019

Wu Xu and colleagues showed previously that they could extend the temperature range of lithium-ion batteries by partially replacing ethylene carbonate with propylene carbonate and adding cesium hexafluorophosphate. They identified an optimized combination of three compounds that they added to their previous electrolyte solution.

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ORNL researchers develop new electrolyte for extreme fast charging

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and colleagues have developed a novel high-performance electrolyte (HPE) consisting of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ) and carbonates to support extreme fast charging (XFC). —Zhijia Du, corresponding author Resources Du, Z.,

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Daimler takes minority stake in Sila Nanotechnologies; next-generation lithium-ion battery materials

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APRIL 16, 2019

Founded in 2011, Sila Nano is a developer of new battery materials which outperform existing lithium-ion technologies. Lithium-ion technology is currently the most efficient battery technology available, and still shows plenty of potential for the future.

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FREYR Battery opens technology resources campus and business unit in Japan

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AUGUST 12, 2022

FREYR Battery, a developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity, has established a technology resources campus and business unit in Japan. Japan is a global center for battery development, and consequently home to some of the most experienced and capable lithium-ion battery cell experts in the world.

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JAIST researchers develop promising anode material for ultrafast charging

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

To overcome the slow charging times of conventional lithium-ion batteries, scientists from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have developed a new anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that allows for ultrafast charging. A highly promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries.

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Prairie Lithium receives C$1.074M from Government of Canada to develop its direct lithium extraction technology

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MARCH 8, 2023

Prairie Lithium is receiving $1,074,000 CAD from the Critical Mineral Research Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) for further development of its direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology. When PLIX is loaded with lithium it is stripped with a solution of dilute hydrochloric acid.

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Elastic wire-shaped lithium-ion batteries with high electrochemical performance

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JUNE 13, 2014

Structure of the flexible wire-shaped lithium-ion battery. A team led by Huisheng Peng from Fudan University in Shanghai has developed a stretchable wire-shaped lithium-ion battery produced from two aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube/lithium oxide composite yarns as the anode and cathode without extra current collectors and binders.

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U Mich team develops 1,000-cycle lithium-sulfur battery

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JANUARY 12, 2022

A University of Michigan team has shown that a network of aramid nanofibers, recycled from Kevlar, can enable lithium-sulfur batteries to overcome their Achilles heel of cycle life, delivering an estimated 1,000 real-world cycles. This ability is called ion selectivity. Positively charged lithium ions, however, could pass freely.

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Li-Cycle delivers first commercial shipment of recycled battery material

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MARCH 21, 2020

a North-America-based lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, recently completed its first shipment of commercially recycled battery material, containing energy metals concentrate. Additionally, Li-Cycle’s technology ensures that lithium-ion batteries are processed safely without risk of thermal runaway (i.e.

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Teck Resources mulls British Columbia battery recycling plant – ET Auto

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MARCH 13, 2024

Copper and zinc miner Teck Resources is considering building a lithium-ion battery recycling facility in British Columbia, CEO Jonathan Price said on Tuesday. Representative image.

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ANL fluorinated cation electrolyte could help enable high-performance, long-lasting Li-metal batteries

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JUNE 29, 2023

Lithium metal batteries with our fluorinated cation electrolyte could considerably boost the electric vehicle industry, and the usefulness of this electrolyte undoubtedly extends to other types of advanced battery systems beyond lithium ion. Resources Liu, Q., Jiang, W.,

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Li-Cycle selects Rochester, NY as site for Li-ion battery recycling hub

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

a lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, will invest more than US$175 million in its first commercial lithium-ion battery recycling Hub at Eastman Business Park (EBP) in Rochester, New York. Li-Cycle Corp. Earlier post.)

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RecycLiCo Battery Materials and Zenith Chemical announce US$25M Li-ion battery recycling JV in Taiwan

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JUNE 24, 2023

The initial plant, estimated to cost US$25 million, will be dedicated to processing and converting lithium-ion battery waste into resources such as lithium-ion battery precursor cathode active material, lithium hydroxide monohydrate, and lithium carbonate.

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Li-Cycle sets up its first US-based Li-ion battery recycling center in NY state

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Li-Cycle Technology uses a combination of mechanical size reduction and hydrometallurgical resource recovery specifically designed for lithium-ion battery recycling. The company is capable of processing all types of lithium-ion batteries used in electronic devices, e-mobility, electric vehicles and energy storage.

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Roskill: Chinese companies step up their pursuit of lithium resources

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MARCH 22, 2018

China is stepping up its pursuit of control of the lithium supply chain, underpinned by the rapid growth of its lithium-ion battery industry building on agressive policy surrounding electric vehicle sales, according to metals and mining consultancy Roskill.

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Study finds rapid charging and draining doesn’t damage lithium-ion electrode as much as thought

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

A new study has found that rapid-charging a lithium-ion battery and using it to do high-power, rapidly draining work may not be as damaging as researchers had thought, and that the benefits of slow draining and charging may have been overestimated. Resources. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Click to enlarge. Chueh et al.

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revoLect battery project seeks to replace metal foils with metallized fabric

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APRIL 20, 2023

Eight German partners are collaborating in a project, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, to develop new technologies and components that can be used to produce lithium-ion batteries more efficiently and in a way that conserves resources.

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Panasonic Energy signs battery agreement with Subaru

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MARCH 20, 2024

The agreement covers the supply of cylindrical automotive lithium-ion battery cells. Panasonic Energy has been strengthening its supply chain for lithium-ion battery cells in North America recently. Last month, the energy company signed a supply agreement with H&T Recharge for lithium-ion battery can supplies.

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U Birmingham team demonstrates direct reuse of aluminum and copper current collectors from spent Li-ion batteries

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

Researchers from The University of Birmingham in the UK have demonstrated that the direct reuse of aluminum and copper current collectors from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is possible. The ever-increasing number of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has presented a serious waste-management challenge.

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