Sustainable Battery Design: Holistic Recyclable Lithium‐Ion Battery System for Automotive and Following 2nd Life Stationary Use
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The present article addresses the following research question: What are core aspects of a sustainable lithium‐ion (Li‐ion) battery system? In a multidisciplinary approach, the article describes key aspects of the battery cell safety assessment (accelerating rate calorimetry, nail penetration, overcharge) for 2nd life on the example of field‐aged cells from an automotive application, details of the stationary application, and the design of a sustainable battery system. For battery system recycling, an alternative expanded recycling process with economical aspects for the plastic recycling is described. Finally, the article summarizes CO 2 emission for Li‐ion batteries in general and gives details about life cycle aspects replacing an aluminum battery tray with a plastic battery tray.
Source: Energy Technology
Authors: Eva‐Maria Stelter, Dominik Spancken, Thomas Waldmann, Christin Hogrefe, Christian Hein, Alexander Hepp, Jens Hack, Brendan Muscutt, Andre Stegmann, Mirko Gebauer, Gunnar Balkow, David Petermann, Nicole Büchau, Christiane Schäfer, Riccardo Möller
Institutions: Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability, Universität Ulm, Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Helmholtz-Institute Ulm, Umicore (Germany), Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Mainzer Zentrum für Digitalität in den Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften, MVZ - Kurfürstendamm
Language: English
Subfield: Automotive Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,050
OpenAlex ID: W4416158282