The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process from a Circular Economy Perspective—A Review and Future Directions
Ever since the introduction of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in the 1970s, their demand has increased exponentially with their applications in electric vehicles, smartphones, and energy storage systems. To cope with the increase in demand and the ensuing environmental effects of excessive mining acti...
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| author | Rahil Parag Sheth Narendra Singh Ranawat Ayon Chakraborty Rajesh Prasad Mishra Manoj Khandelwal |
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| description | Ever since the introduction of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in the 1970s, their demand has increased exponentially with their applications in electric vehicles, smartphones, and energy storage systems. To cope with the increase in demand and the ensuing environmental effects of excessive mining activities and waste production, it becomes crucial to explore ways of manufacturing LIBs from the resources that have already been extracted from nature. It is possible by promoting the re-usage, refurbishing, and recycling of the batteries and their constituent components, rethinking the fundamental design of devices using these batteries, and introducing the circular economy model in the battery industry. This paper through a literature review provides the current state of CE adoption in the lithium-ion battery industry. The review suggests that the focus is mostly on recycling at this moment in the battery industry, and a further understanding of the process is needed to better adapt to other CE practices such as reuse, remanufacture, refurbishment, etc. The paper also provides the steps involved in the recycling process and, through secondary case studies, shows how some of the industries are currently approaching battery recycling. Thus, this paper, through review and secondary cases, helps us to understand the current state of LIB recycling and CE adoption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c720a07242d84beabdc82bd439ad01e92023-11-17T16:39:09ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-04-01167322810.3390/en16073228The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process from a Circular Economy Perspective—A Review and Future DirectionsRahil Parag Sheth0Narendra Singh Ranawat1Ayon Chakraborty2Rajesh Prasad Mishra3Manoj Khandelwal4Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, IndiaOperations Management, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota 324010, IndiaInstitute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3350, AustraliaBirla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333031, IndiaInstitute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3350, AustraliaEver since the introduction of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in the 1970s, their demand has increased exponentially with their applications in electric vehicles, smartphones, and energy storage systems. To cope with the increase in demand and the ensuing environmental effects of excessive mining activities and waste production, it becomes crucial to explore ways of manufacturing LIBs from the resources that have already been extracted from nature. It is possible by promoting the re-usage, refurbishing, and recycling of the batteries and their constituent components, rethinking the fundamental design of devices using these batteries, and introducing the circular economy model in the battery industry. This paper through a literature review provides the current state of CE adoption in the lithium-ion battery industry. The review suggests that the focus is mostly on recycling at this moment in the battery industry, and a further understanding of the process is needed to better adapt to other CE practices such as reuse, remanufacture, refurbishment, etc. The paper also provides the steps involved in the recycling process and, through secondary case studies, shows how some of the industries are currently approaching battery recycling. Thus, this paper, through review and secondary cases, helps us to understand the current state of LIB recycling and CE adoption.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/7/3228lithium-ion batteriescircular economybattery recyclingbattery reusesustainabilityenvironment |
| spellingShingle | Rahil Parag Sheth Narendra Singh Ranawat Ayon Chakraborty Rajesh Prasad Mishra Manoj Khandelwal The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process from a Circular Economy Perspective—A Review and Future Directions Energies lithium-ion batteries circular economy battery recycling battery reuse sustainability environment |
| title | The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process from a Circular Economy Perspective—A Review and Future Directions |
| title_full | The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process from a Circular Economy Perspective—A Review and Future Directions |
| title_fullStr | The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process from a Circular Economy Perspective—A Review and Future Directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process from a Circular Economy Perspective—A Review and Future Directions |
| title_short | The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process from a Circular Economy Perspective—A Review and Future Directions |
| title_sort | lithium ion battery recycling process from a circular economy perspective a review and future directions |
| topic | lithium-ion batteries circular economy battery recycling battery reuse sustainability environment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/7/3228 |
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