The urgent electrolyte sustainability challenges for electric vehicle batteries

Tobias F. Burton (), Juan Luis Gómez Urbano, Yachao Zhu, Andrea Balducci and Olivier Fontaine ()
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Tobias F. Burton: VISTEC
Juan Luis Gómez Urbano: Institute for Technical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry and Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena) Philosophenweg 7a
Yachao Zhu: Southwest Jiaotong University
Andrea Balducci: Institute for Technical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry and Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena) Philosophenweg 7a
Olivier Fontaine: Université de Montréal

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract At a time when society is moving towards electric transport to replace gasoline-powered cars, lithium-ion battery electrolytes are a black box in terms of their production and the raw materials they are made from. This article puts into perspective the urgent need to find alternatives to conventional electrolytes based on fluorinated salts in carbonate solvents.

Date: 2025
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