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Recycling of Batteries from Electric Vehicles

2018; Springer Science+Business Media; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-319-69950-9_12

1865-3537

Tobias Elwert, Felix Römer, Kirstin Schneider, Qingsong Hua, Matthias Buchert,

Advancements in Battery Materials

The introduction of electromobility will lead to a significant increase of waste traction batteries within the next decade. Recycling of these batteries is currently a huge challenge as the necessary legislative framework, logistic concepts, and recycling processes are in an early stage of development. In the first part of this chapter, the legal situation in the largest markets (European Union, People's Republic of China, and USA) is summarized and a forecast of traction battery return flows for cars and buses until 2025 is presented. The second part discusses the recycling chain including extraction of the batteries from end-of-life (EOL) vehicles, battery disassembly, and different approaches for cell recycling. The focus is on industrial efforts. In addition, economic and ecologic aspects are briefly addressed. The last part summarizes the main conclusions and highlights task fields to close the gaps in lithium-ion battery recycling.