Profitable Recycling of Low-Cobalt Lithium-Ion Batteries Will Depend on New Process Developments

Gaines, Linda

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2019.12.001

Title: Profitable Recycling of Low-Cobalt Lithium-Ion Batteries Will Depend on New Process Developments

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The rapidly-growing fleet of electric vehicles contributes to transforming transport, but presents challenges for managing spent lithium-ion batteries in coming decades. In Joule, Chen et al. review the advantages and limitations of existing lithium-ion battery recycling processes. To scale rapidly, recycling must be profitable, even for low-cobalt batteries.

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Gaines, Linda ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2019

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

OSTI Identifier:: 1608012

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: One Earth

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2590-3322

Publisher:: Cell Press

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE

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                    Gaines, Linda. Profitable Recycling of Low-Cobalt Lithium-Ion Batteries Will Depend on New Process Developments.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Gaines, Linda. Profitable Recycling of Low-Cobalt Lithium-Ion Batteries Will Depend on New Process Developments.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2019.12.001

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"Profitable Recycling of Low-Cobalt Lithium-Ion Batteries Will Depend on New Process Developments".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2019.12.001.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1608012.

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  title        = {Profitable Recycling of Low-Cobalt Lithium-Ion Batteries Will Depend on New Process Developments},

  author       = {Gaines, Linda},

  abstractNote = {The rapidly-growing fleet of electric vehicles contributes to transforming transport, but presents challenges for managing spent lithium-ion batteries in coming decades. In Joule, Chen et al. review the advantages and limitations of existing lithium-ion battery recycling processes. To scale rapidly, recycling must be profitable, even for low-cobalt batteries.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2019},

  month        = {Fri Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2019}

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