Literature Review, Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles, Part II: Environmental and Economic Perspective

Anna Pražanová, Vaclav Knap and Daniel-Ioan Stroe
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Anna Pražanová: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 1902/2, 16627 Prague, Czech Republic
Vaclav Knap: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 1902/2, 16627 Prague, Czech Republic
Daniel-Ioan Stroe: Department of Energy, Aalborg University, Pontoppidanstraede 111, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-44

Abstract: Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are crucial for consumer electronics, complex energy storage systems, space applications, and the automotive industry. The increasing requirements for decarbonization and CO 2 emissions reduction affect the composition of new production. Thus, the entire automotive sector experiences its turning point; the production capacities of new internal combustion engine vehicles are limited, and the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has continuously increased over the past years. The growing number of new EVs leads to an increasing amount of automotive waste, namely spent LIBs. Recycling appears to be the most suitable solution for lowering EV prices and reducing environmental impacts; however, it is still not a well-established process. This work is the second part of the review collection based on the performed literature survey, where more than 250 publications about “Recycling of Lithium-ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles” were divided into five sections: Recycling Processes, Battery Composition, Environmental Impact, Economic Evaluation, and Recycling and Rest. This paper reviews and summarizes 162 publications dedicated to recycling procedures and their environmental or economic perspective. Both reviews cover the techno-environmental economic impacts of recycling spent LIBs from EVs published until 2021.

Keywords: lithium-ion battery; electric vehicles; recycling processes; environmental impacts; economic evaluation; battery recycling; battery reuse; electric vehicles; literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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