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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. Lithium carbonate (Li 2 CO 3 ) is also a current product offering. as a spinout from the lab of Prof.

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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. The pilot is Li-Cycle’s first program in the heavy duty vehicle space. subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc., Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 19, 2020

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have developed a new family of cobalt-free cathodes with the potential to replace the cobalt-based cathodes typically found in today’s lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles and consumer electronics. Ion Batteries.” —Muralidharan et al. —Ilias Belharouak.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

Coordination compounds are molecules that possess a metal center bound to ligands (atoms, ions or molecules that donate electrons to the metal); these complexes can be neutral or charged. An open-access paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. V for Li-, Na- and K-ion batteries.

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JUNE 7, 2021

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a solvent that results in a more environmentally friendly process to recover valuable materials from used lithium-ion batteries; supports a stable domestic supply chain for new batteries; and keeps old ones out of landfills. —Bai et al. —ORNL’s Ilias Belharouak.

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MARCH 25, 2020

A team of scientists led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has captured in real time how lithium ions move in lithium titanate (LTO), a fast-charging battery electrode material made of lithium, titanium, and oxygen.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A team from Argonne National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has developed a new cobalt-free cathode for high-energy lithium-ion cells. In an open-access paper in the RSC journal Chemical Communications , the team reports that Li/LT-LiMn 0.5 The novel LiMn 0.5 O 2 cells operate between 5.0 V and ~4.6

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MAY 4, 2023

This partnership not only creates low-carbon resources for battery and electric vehicle manufacturers but also enables greater supply independence at a competitive cost and less production time than imported materials from foreign sources.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Researchers from Western University, Canadian Light Source, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a novel solid-phase Li-S transformation mechanism that enables high energy Li-S batteries in conventional Li-ion carbonate electrolytes. —Li et al.

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MAY 10, 2019

volts versus Li/Li +. Combining this cathode with a passivated graphite anode, the team created a 4V-class aqueous Li-ion full cell with an energy density of 460 Wh kg -1 of total composite electrode and about 100% Coulombic efficiency. A team of researchers led by a group from the University of Maryland has.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) report new findings about how to make a single-crystal, nickel-rich cathode hardier and more efficient. Researchers are working on ways to store more energy in the cathode materials by increasing nickel content. —Bi et al.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The team’s battery chemistry with the solid electrolyte can potentially boost the energy density by as much as four times above lithium-ion batteries, which translates into longer driving range. The four-electron reaction is enabled by a mixed ion–electron-conducting discharge product and its interface with air.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Researchers at Changsha University of Science & Technology in China have used spent asphalt to produce a high-performance universal Li/Na/K-ion anode material. As an anode material for Li-ion batteries, the mesoporous carbon exhibits a reversible capability of 674.2 —Xie et al. 2021.230593. 2021.230593.

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MAY 22, 2023

A team led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Yan Wang has developed a solvent-free process to manufacture lithium-ion battery electrodes that are greener, cheaper, and charge faster than electrodes currently on the market. Resources Liu, Yangtao et al. 2023.04.006

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APRIL 25, 2020

Given that the global lithium-ion battery production capability is ~400 GWh, humongous amount of NMP is needed. In addition, about 47% of the total process energy in LIB manufacturing is consumed in the electrode drying process for evaporation and recovery of NMP solvent, a quarter of which can be reduced when replacing NMP with water.

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DECEMBER 5, 2021

A new study by researchers from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeking to identify the reasons that cause the performance of fast-charged lithium-ion batteries to degrade in EVs has found interesting chemical behavior of the anode as the battery is charged and discharged. —Pidaparthy et al.

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MAY 1, 2020

Silicon is an appealing anode material for Li-ion batteries because it can hold about 10 times the electrical charge per gram compared to graphite. —Xiaolin Li. 2020) “Hierarchical porous silicon structures with extraordinary mechanical strength as high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes.”

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

During the first charging process of a new Li-ion battery cell, trace amounts of electrolyte components decompose sacrificially to form what is called a solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the anode surface. The inner SEI is continuous, dense and impermeable to electrolytes, and it is most probably composed of Li 2 O.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Engineers at the University of California San Diego and the University of California Los Angeles have developed an energy-efficient approach to regenerate Li-ion battery cathode materials (using LiCoO 2 as a model material) by hydrothermal treatment of cycled electrode particles followed by short annealing.

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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., to offer heavy-duty electric vehicle battery recycling to public transit customers in North America through Li-Cycle.

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MAY 8, 2023

Crystal structure of soft solid co-crystalline (Adpn) 2 LiPF 6 electrolyte a, Representation of the basic structural unit of (Adpn) 2 LiPF 6 showing tetra-coordinated Li⁺ ions with four Adpn molecules, each shared with a second symmetry-equivalent Li atom; PF 6⁻ anions occupy the available interstitial pocket in the crystal structure.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Australia-based Syrah Resources has successfully produced uncoated battery grade spherical graphite, using natural flake graphite from its Balama Graphite & Vanadium Project in Mozambique. The International Energy Agency (IEA) 2013 has forecast annual sales of electric vehicles (EVs) of nearly 6 million units by 2020.

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JULY 18, 2019

Solid-state materials with high ionic conduction are necessary for many technologies, including all-solid-state lithium (Li)-ion batteries. Solid-state materials with high ionic conduction are necessary for many technologies, including all-solid-state lithium (Li)-ion batteries. —Di Stefano et al. 2019.07.001.

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APRIL 23, 2018

The “classic” high-energy capacity Lithium-sulfur battery is predicated on the use of a sulfur-based cathode and a Lithium-metal anode. ion battery using an enhanced sulfur–carbon composite cathode that exploits graphene carbon with a 3D array (3DG?S) based anode (Li y SiO x –C)—i.e. The Li y SiO x –C/3DG?

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Australian advanced materials technology company Talga Resources Ltd announced positive initial test results from the development of its graphene silicon lithium-ion anode in the UK. The Safevolt project is an enabler for industry wanting higher Li-ion battery capacity above the level of standard graphite (exceeding maximum 372 mAh/g).

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

A team from Zhejiang A&F University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), and Stanford University have developed a binder-free, flexible, and free-standing electrode comprising an unprecedented 92% silicon content for Li-ion batteries. A paper on the work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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MARCH 5, 2023

Now, a study by a team of researchers, led by Professor Noriyoshi Matsumi from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), showcases a new approach to facilitate fast charging using a binder material which promotes Li + -ion intercalation of active material. A paper on their work is published in ACS Materials Letters.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The new EPIC project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is aimed at accelerating the drying of high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, increasing the energy efficiency of this process and, hence, reducing the cost of production. EPIC is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research with €3 million.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The winner of the best paper in 2019 was an effort by researchers then at the University of Cambridge, Argonne National Laboratory and the Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, on the use of niobium tungsten oxides for high-rate lithium-ion battery storage. The paper (Griffith et al. ) Griffith et al. Griffith, K.J.,

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MARCH 29, 2020

Researchers at the Graduate School of Engineering and Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo have designed and synthesized a fluorinated cyclic phosphate solvent, 2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane 2-oxide (TFEP), for use in lithium-ion batteries. Nat Energy doi: 10.1038/s41560-020-0567-z.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts for Phase II of a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery recycling contract. The switch to nickel is resulting in better batteries, as nickel-rich cathodes offer higher energy density (a greater ability to store energy) than cobalt-rich cathodes.

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JANUARY 8, 2023

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have advanced lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery research by creating a redox-active interlayer within the battery that adds energy storage capacity while nearly eliminating a traditional problem with sulfur batteries. This has proved a major barrier to the commercialization of Li-S batteries.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Korea) has developed a novel high-voltage electrolyte additive, di-(2,2,2 trifluoroethyl)carbonate (DFDEC), for use with the promising lithium-rich layered composite oxide high-energy cathode material xLi 2 MnO 3 ·(1-x)LiMO 2 (M = Mn, Ni, Co). O 2 (Li 1.2 Proposed interfacial reaction and SEI formation mechanisms of the Li 1.2

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Lithium Australia NL reported that its wholly owned subsidiary VSPC Ltd has successfully produced Li-ion battery cathode material, and Li-ion batteries (LIBs), from tri-lithium phosphate produced directly from mine waste using the SiLeach process. SiLeach background.

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APRIL 16, 2018

Researchers led by a team at UC Berkeley have demonstrated high-capacity manganese-rich cathodes for advanced lithium-ion batteries. Although Mn [manganese] has been used in a spinel cathode, and Fe in the LiFePO 4 olivine, these compounds suffer from low energy density. —Lee et al.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

A research team at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a high-capacity Li-metal battery with improved rate performance and stability using a one-dimensional Li-confinable porous hollow carbon host. However, these hosts suffer from unwanted Li growth on their surface (i.e., Kang et al.

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APRIL 1, 2019

A study by a team of researchers from Germany and South Africa forsees the gradual replacement of lead-acid SLI (starter, lighting and ignition) batteries with Li-ion batteries over the next couple of years. —Ferg et al. Schuldt, J. 2019.03.063.

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