Contact person: Markus Rojer
The increase in demand for lithium-ion batteries is creating a serious waste-management challenge. Moreover, the recovery of strategic and critical materials for key battery components is imperative for the sustainability of the technology. Despite the increasing number of batteries, their recycling is still facing a few hurdles. For example, contamination of cathode material by other battery cell components is a significant problem on the cathode side. During the cathode active material manufacturing process, the selected synthesis method has a significant impact on the final product. By specifically selecting the synthesis method and controlling the synthesis parameters, the influence of impurities in secondary material can be controlled and minimized. In this project, the cathode material lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) is used.
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