Unlocking sustainable power: advances in aqueous processing and water-soluble binders for NMC cathodes in high-voltage Li-ion batteries

AC Rolandi, I de Meatza, N Casado, M Forsyth… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Current cathode electrode processing of lithium-ion batteries relies on the conventional use
of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as a binder, accompanied by the toxic solvent N …

Roadmap on Li-ion battery manufacturing research

PS Grant, D Greenwood, K Pardikar… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Growth in the Li-ion battery market continues to accelerate, driven primarily by the
increasing need for economic energy storage for electric vehicles. Electrode manufacture by …

Review of the Mechanistic and Structural Assessment of Binders in Electrodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

H Yoon, P Behera, S Lim, TG Yun… - … Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With the continual increase in CO2 levels and toward a sustainable society, develo** high‐
performance lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) is crucial. A suitable electrode design is the key to …

2024 roadmap for sustainable batteries

M Titirici, P Johansson, MC Ribadeneyra… - Journal of Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Modern batteries are highly complex devices. The cells contain many components—which
in turn all have many variations, both in terms of chemistry and physical properties. A few …

Fluorine‐Free Poly (ionic Liquid) s Binders for the Aqueous Processing of High‐Voltage NMC811 Cathodes

AC Rolandi, C Pozo-Gonzalo… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The use of water‐soluble binders enables the transition to more sustainable batteries by the
replacement of toxic N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (NMP) by water. Herein, two new fluorine‐free …

Structured aqueous processed lignin-based NMC cathodes for energy-dense LIBs with improved rate capability

SN Bryntesen, PH Finne, AM Svensson… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The cost and environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) can be reduced
substantially by enabling the aqueous processing of cathode materials. For the first time, we …

Introducing lignin as a binder material for the aqueous production of NMC111 cathodes for Li-ion batteries

SN Bryntesen, I Tolstorebrov, AM Svensson… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
By enabling water-based cathode processing, the energy-intensive N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
(NMP) recovery step can be eliminated, reducing the cost and environmental impact of LIBs …

Enhancing the Electrochemical Performance of Aqueous Processed Li‐Ion Cathodes with Silicon Oxide Coatings

J Sharma, G Polizos, M Dixit, C J. Jafta… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lithium‐ion battery cathode materials suffer from bulk and interfacial degradation issues,
which negatively affect their electrochemical performance. Oxide coatings can mitigate some …

Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of microstructure evolution and debonding in water-based cathode electrode drying

X Yao, Y **ao, Z Wang, Z Zhang, W Cai, Y Zeng… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using water-based solvent in Li-ion battery (LIB) cathode slurry preparation offers many
advantages over the traditional N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone-based (NMP-based) solvent, but …

The Role of Surface Free Energy in Binder Distribution and Adhesion Strength of Aqueously Processed LiNi0. 5Mn1. 5O4 Cathodes

A Weber, N Keim, A Gyulai, M Müller… - Journal of The …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This study identifies the critical aspects of binder distribution and mechanical integrity in
aqueously processed LNMO cathodes, employing a comprehensive approach involving …