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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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The demand for domestically produced and sustainably sourced battery metals has grown at a near insatiable rate over recent years, as the domestic manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially from less than 50 GWh/year to now more than 700 GWh/year of operational and announced capacity.

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RecycLiCo and Nanoramic Laboratories partner for lithium-ion battery recycling

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RecycLiCo Battery Materials and Nanoramic Laboratories announced a strategic collaboration with the goal of optimizing the complete life cycle of lithium-ion batteries. Nanoramic’s NMP-free and PVDF-free electrodes offer a solution to potential bans on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in lithium-ion batteries.

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Researchers develop soft co-crystalline solid electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries

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b, Packing diagram of (Adpn) 2 LiPF 6 showing the channels of Li⁺ ions in the low-affinity matrix in the crystal structure. 2023) “A soft co-crystalline solid electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries.” .; colored box shows the dimensions of unit cell; red, a-crystallographic direction; blue, c-crystallographic direction.

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Manganese Cathodes Could Boost Lithium-ion Batteries

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A new process could help make it a contender to replace nickel and cobalt in batteries. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are growing in adoption, used in devices like smartphones and laptops, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. But supplies of nickel and cobalt commonly used in.

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DOE: cobalt is the most expensive material used in lithium-ion battery cathodes

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With the accelerating transition to electric vehicles (EVs), demand for the materials used to produce batteries will increase significantly and rapidly. Aside from the lithium needed to produce modern lithium-ion batteries, much attention is focused on the cost of the materials used for EV battery cathode production.

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Fused Molecules Are Building Blocks for Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries

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By fusing together a pair of contorted molecular structures, Cornell researchers created a porous crystal that can uptake lithium-ion electrolytes and transport them smoothly via one-dimensional nanochannels — a design that could lead to safer solid-state lithium-ion batteries.

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Li-Cycle starts operations at its first European lithium-ion battery recycling facility

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Each main line has the capacity to process up to 10,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material per year. Germany represents the largest market for both battery manufacturing scrap and the expected supply of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries in Europe.

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