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Sustainability-inspired cell design for a fully recyclable sodium ion battery

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  • Tiefeng Liu

    (Guangdong University of Technology)

  • Yaping Zhang

    (Southwest University of Science and Technology)

  • Chao Chen

    (Guangdong University of Technology)

  • Zhan Lin

    (Guangdong University of Technology)

  • Shanqing Zhang

    (Griffith University)

  • Jun Lu

    (Argonne National Laboratory)

Abstract

Large-scale applications of rechargeable batteries consume nonrenewable resources and produce massive amounts of end-of-life wastes, which raise sustainability concerns in terms of manufacturing, environmental, and ecological costs. Therefore, the recyclability and sustainability of a battery should be considered at the design stage by using naturally abundant resources and recyclable battery technology. Herein, we design a fully recyclable rechargeable sodium ion battery with bipolar electrode structure using Na3V2(PO4)3 as an electrode material and aluminum foil as the shared current collector. Such a design allows exceptional sodium ion battery performance in terms of high-power correspondence and long-term stability and enables the recycling of ∼100% Na3V2(PO4)3 and ∼99.1% elemental aluminum without the release of toxic wastes, resulting in a solid-component recycling efficiency of >98.0%. The successful incorporation of sustainability into battery design suggests that closed-loop recycling and the reutilization of battery materials can be achieved in next-generation energy storage technologies.

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  • Tiefeng Liu & Yaping Zhang & Chao Chen & Zhan Lin & Shanqing Zhang & Jun Lu, 2019. "Sustainability-inspired cell design for a fully recyclable sodium ion battery," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-09933-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09933-0
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