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Gian Andrea Blengini

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Resource depletion of a Lithium ion battery cell technology

2018

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the dominating storage technology for electric vehicles (EVs). Different types of LIBs, using diverse cathode materials are available in the market, such as LiMn2O4, Li(Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3)O2. The cathodes contain a wide range of raw materials (RMs), among which e.g. cobalt is in the 2017 list of CRMs for the Europe Union (EU). CRMs are both of high economic importance for the EU, and vulnerable to supply security. In the last years, the increasing demand of LIBs has triggered a growing interest in the need to ensure the security and the sustainability of the supply of the CRMs used in LIBs and in general in EVs. In this context, lithium rich layered oxides from…

Settore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleLithium-ion battery life cycle assessment critical raw materials LMO-NMC cell technology
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Life Cycle Assessment of repurposed electric vehicle batteries: an adapted method based on modelling energy flows

2018

Abstract After their first use in electric vehicles (EVs), the residual capacity of traction batteries can make them valuable in other applications. Although reusing EV batteries remains an undeveloped market, second-use applications of EV batteries are in line with circular economy principles and the waste management hierarchy. Although substantial environmental benefits are expected from reusing traction batteries, further efforts are needed in data collection, modelling the life-cycle stages and calculating impact indicators to propose a harmonized and adapted life-cycle assessment (LCA) method. To properly assess the environmental benefits and drawbacks of using repurposed EV batteries …

business.product_categoryComputer science020209 energyEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyReuse02 engineering and technology010501 environmental sciencesReuseBattery second-use; Electric Vehicles (EVs); Environmental impact; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Repurposing; Reuse; Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment; Energy Engineering and Power Technology; Electrical and Electronic Engineering01 natural sciencesEnvironmental impactElectric vehicle0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringBattery second-useEnvironmental impact assessmentRenewable EnergyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringLife-cycle assessmentRepurposing0105 earth and related environmental sciencesData collectionSettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleSustainability and the EnvironmentRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentCircular economyPhotovoltaic systemLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)Reliability engineeringEnvironmental impactLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)Battery second-useReuseRepurposingElectric Vehicles (EVs)businessRepurposingElectric Vehicles (EVs)
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Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles: combining Environmental and Social Life Cycle Assessments

2018

Electric vehicles (xEV) are a key low carbon technology for mobility. Although xEV have no tailpipe emissions, the production of traction batteries leads to environmental and social burdens. In this context, authors assess the environmental and social impacts of a cell of Lithium ion traction battery in order to identify the most relevant aspects and the potential added value of performing both the assessments. Results show the relevance of the resources in terms of both environmental and social impacts. Moreover, the social assessment results pointed out the relevance of the geographical boundaries, often overlooked for in the environmental analysis. The combination of both the assessment …

social assessmentenvironmental assessmentlife cycle assessment (LCA)Li-ion batteries; electric vehicles; environmental assessment; social assessment; life cycle assessment (LCA)Li-ion batterieselectric vehiclesLife cycle assessment Social Life Cycle Assessment Storage Battery
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