Abstract
The growing global trend toward mobile electrification is primarily driven by the rising popularity of electric vehicles, leading to an unprecedented surge in demand for lithium-ion batteries. As a result, the importance of battery recycling has become increasingly apparent. Battery recycling aims to recover valuable materials from both spent batteries and battery manufacturing scraps. By recycling these resources, the reliance on raw material extraction is reduced, which benefits resource conservation and minimizes the need for new mining operations. While significant attention has been given to the recycling of spent batteries, less emphasis has been placed on the recycling and recovery of battery scraps. However, it is important to recognize that many gigafactories are still taking steps to improve their manufacturing processes, and end-of-life batteries take approximately 10 years to become suitable for recycling, the manufacturing scraps will serve as the primary sources for recycling in this decade. This review delves into the progress in recycling technologies associated with battery manufacturing scraps, shedding light on the challenges, opportunities, and evolving perspectives surrounding battery manufacturing scrap recycling. We aim to contribute to the knowledge base of battery manufacturing scrap recycling and promote a more comprehensive understanding of the subject.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 233955 |
| Journal | Journal of Power Sources |
| Volume | 593 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 15 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
This research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory , managed by UT Battelle, LLC, for the US Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 , was sponsored by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Office (Program managers: Jake Herb and Tina Chen). This work was done in collaboration with the ReCell Center at Argonne National Laboratory. The authors would like to thank Hans Eric Melin for his support in sharing information about battery production scraps. This research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT Battelle, LLC, for the US Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725, was sponsored by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Office (Program managers: Jake Herb and Tina Chen). This work was done in collaboration with the ReCell Center at Argonne National Laboratory. The authors would like to thank Hans Eric Melin for his support in sharing information about battery production scraps. Notice: This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan ( http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan ).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Energy | DE-AC05-00OR22725 |
| Argonne National Laboratory | |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| Wind Energy Technologies Office | |
| UT-Battelle |
Keywords
- Battery manufacturing
- Battery recycling
- Battery scraps
- Direct recycling
- Lithium-ion battery
