| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Advanced Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage VI
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| Presentation Title |
Leveraging Reversible Chemistry for Materials Sustainability in Energy Storage |
| Author(s) |
Zheng Chen |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Zheng Chen |
| Abstract Scope |
The development of next-generation energy storage devices and systems for electric vehicles (EVs) relies on materials with significantly improved performance and lower cost. The increasing amount of lithium-ion battery (LIBs) consumption will result in the resource shortage and price increase of lithium and precious transition metals (Co, Ni etc.); the wastes generated from disposal of used batteries can cause severe environment pollution. In this context, design of energy-efficient recycling and regeneration process for spent batteries is attracting growing interest. From a reversible chemistry point of view, this talk will introduce a potential strategy to directly recycle and regenerate spent LIBs using a “non-destructive” approach, which will lead to new electrode materials that can show the same level of performance as the native materials. Such a strategy combines fundamental understanding and process optimization for remanufacturing of energy materials. Therefore, it can potentially offer a sustainable solution for future energy storage. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |