Lithium battery recycling encompasses processes and technologies for recovering lithium and other critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries and natural brines. Approaches include electrochemical separation, membrane-based selective extraction, deep eutectic and switchable solvents, microbial electrochemical systems, and thermal methods such as flash Joule heating and microwave-assisted processing. The field also addresses direct cathode regeneration, electrode material upcycling, and integration with renewable energy, aiming to close material loops, reduce environmental impacts, and secure supply of strategic elements for energy storage technologies.
Energy & Green Tech
With ever more electric vehicles on the road, regulators and automakers are considering what can be done with the millions of batteries that power EVs after they're spent. Even when their useful life is over, EV batteries ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Sometimes less really is more—at least that is the case when it comes to improving carbon capture systems, according to a team of researchers at the University of Houston.
Aug 25, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy.
Aug 21, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Numerous market analyses have shown that over the next five years, demand for lithium-ion batteries for everything from personal electric devices to grid-scale energy storage is expected to grow dramatically.
Aug 20, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
As electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESS) become increasingly widespread, the management and recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries has emerged as a pressing global issue. Traditional recycling methods, such ...
Aug 19, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers in China claim to have achieved a significant breakthrough in lithium battery technology, doubling the energy density (the amount of energy a battery can store relative to its size and weight) of Tesla's most ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dry-processed electrodes that do not require expensive and sometimes toxic solvents and instead use polytetrafluoroethylene as a binder could make battery cell production more environmentally friendly and cost-effective.
Aug 15, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Increased demand for electric vehicles, portable electronics, and renewable energy storage has resulted in lithium becoming a truly critical mineral. As the world races toward a clean energy future, the recycling of lithium ...
Aug 14, 2025
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Engineering
3D-SLISE is a quasi-solid electrolyte developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo, which enables safe, fast-charging/discharging of 2.35 V lithium-ion batteries to be fabricated under ambient conditions. With energy-efficient ...
Aug 13, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a simple yet powerful method to characterize lithium metal battery performance with the help of a widely used imaging tool: scanning electron microscopy. ...
Aug 4, 2025
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