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New smelting reduction process to recover Co, Ni, Mn, and Li simultaneously from Li-ion batteries

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A team from metals research institute SWERIM in Sweden reports on a smelting reduction process to recover cobalt, nickel, manganese and lithium simultaneously from spent Li-ion batteries. The absence of a slag allows a nearly 100% recovery of Co, Ni, and Mn in the formed alloy and a nearly 100% recovery of lithium in the flue dust.

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Fluorine-incorporated interface enhances cycling stability of Li metal batteries with Ni-rich NCM cathodes

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Li metal anodes and Ni-rich layered oxide cathodes with high reversible capacities are promising candidates for the fabrication of high energy density batteries. Li/Li + ). O 2 full cell, with a high Coulombic efficiency of 99.98% after 100 cycles at 25 °C. —Lee et al. Yongwon Lee et al. 2019.104309.

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New stable water-splitting catalyst doesn’t require expensive iridium

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Researchers have developed a nickel-stabilized, ruthenium dioxide (Ni-RuO 2 ) anode catalyst for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis. The Ni-RuO 2 catalyst shows high activity and durability in acidic OER for PEM water electrolysis. Boyang Li of the University of Pittsburgh is co-lead author of the paper.

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Researchers show clean solid–electrolyte/electrode interfaces double capacity of solid-state Li batteries

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Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Tohoku University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Nippon Institute of Technology, have demonstrated by experiment that a clean electrolyte/electrode interface is key to realizing high-capacity solid-state lithium batteries (SSLBs). O 4 interfaces.

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

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graduate Wangda Li. codoped NMC (NMCAM) of identical Ni content (89 mol%) synthesized in?house. Ni NMA operates at a higher voltage by ?40 Ni NMA outperforms both NMC and NCA and only slightly trails NMCAM and a commercial cathode after 1000 deep cycles. —Li et al. —Wangda Li. nickel LiNi 1?x?y

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Argonne team develops new approach to cobalt-free Li-ion cathodes

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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new approach to cobalt-free Li-ion cathodes that avoids some of the problems with other low-cobalt cathode approaches. Ni is in between Co and Mn in all these criteria. Ni, Mn, Co; NMC) oxides with low Mn and Co contents, e.g., NMC-811.

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Roskill forecasts Li-ion battery demand to increase more than ten-fold by 2029 to >1,800GWh

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Roskill forecasts that Li-ion battery demand will increase more than ten-fold by 2029, reaching in excess of 1,800GWh capacity. In the late 2020s, Li-ion technologies could see increasing competition from other battery technologies, though Li-ion cells are expected to maintain their dominant position, Roskill said.

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