NaNaBatt

Project Description

The commercialization of sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) is still in its infancy, but has recently picked up speed. In order to increase the cost efficiency and sustainability of NIBs, it is important to take an in-depth look at key production processes. This project therefore focuses on the development of environmentally friendly and economically viable cathode and anode production processes for NIBs. The active materials selected for this research project should consist of sufficiently available, easily procurable, easily recyclable and preferably non-toxic materials. The project pursues the following goals:

• Development of formulations  for sodium-ion batteries.
• Environmental Evaluation of the production process through life cycle assessment with the aim of finding the hotspots and most environmentally-attractive materials
• Prospective life cycle assessment to identify possible future conflicts within existing production process chains