• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2015

The present paper deals with the extractive separation and selective recovery of nickel and lithium from the sulfate leachate of cathode scrap generated during the manufacture of LIBs. The conditions for extraction, scrubbing and stripping of nickel from lithium were optimized with an aqueous feed containing $2.54kg{\cdot}m^{-3}$ Ni and $4.82kg{\cdot}m^{-3}$ Li using PC-88A. Over 99.6% nickel was extracted with $0.15kmol{\cdot}m^{-3}$ PC-88A in two counter-current stages at O/A=1 and pH=6.5. Effective scrubbing Li from loaded organic was systematically studied with a dilute $Na_2CO_3$ solution ($0.10kmol{\cdot}m^{-3}$). The McCabe-Thiele diagram suggests two counter-current scrubbing stages are required at O/A=2/3 to yield lithium-scrubbing efficiency of 99.6%. The proposed process showed advantages of simplicity, and high purity (99.9%) nickel sulfate recovery along with lithium to ensure the complete recycling of the waste from LIBs manufacturing process.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.326-332
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• 2018

현재 우리나라는 친환경 및 원전비중 축소라는 에너지 정책의 큰 변화에 직면하고 있다. 그러나 에너지 정책 변화에 따라 폭발적 증가가 예상되는 전기차 배터리 및 에너지저장시스템 등 중대형 이차전지의 폐기물 사후관리체계 및 관련 정책은 매우 미비한 상태이다. 따라서 본 연구는 국내에서 폭발적인 증가가 예상되는 중대형 리튬이온전지의 철거량을 추정해보고, 중대형 이차전지 재활용 산업의 경제성 분석을 실시하고자 한다. 이를 토대로 국내 중대형 이차전지 재활용 산업의 수익성 분석 및 관련 재활용 산업의 활성화를 위한 정책적 대안을 모색하고자 한다. 연구 분석 결과 국내 중대형 리튬이온전지 재활용 사업의 경우 B/C 비율이 1.06으로 편익이 그 비용보다 높아 사업의 경제성이 존재하는 것으로 분석되었다. 동 사업의 경제성이 높고, 현재 국내에 중대형 이차전지 재활용 관련 부분적 원천기술 및 응용기술이 확보되어 있음에도 불구하고 산업 활성화가 되지 않는 이유는 중대형 이차전지 재활용의 법제화가 이루어지지 않아 국내 수요가 낮기 때문인 것으로 분석된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 생산자책임재활용 제도의 의무대상 품목에 리튬이차전지를 추가하여, 중대형 이차전지 재활용의 국내 수요 확대를 통한 산업 활성화 방안을 제시하였다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2022

리튬이온배터리의 수요가 증가함에 따라 향후 발생할 폐리튬이온배터리 중의 유가금속 회수가 필요하다. 대량의 폐리튬이온배터리 리사이클링에는 건식제련이 적합하지만 Li이 슬래그나 분진으로 손실되는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 폐리튬이온배터리의 NCM계 양극재로부터 Li을 회수하기 위해 그라파이트 첨가에 따른 탄산화 배소와 수침출 거동에 대해 조사하였다. 그라파이트를 10 wt% 첨가 시, Ar 및 CO₂ 분위기에서 승온 중 약 850 K에서 급격한 무게 감소와 함께 CO 및 CO₂ 가스가 배출되었다. 급격한 무게 감소 후 NCM은 금속 산화물 및 순금속으로 분해되고 환원되었다. 따라서 블랙파우더(NCM+그라파이트)의 탄산화 배소에서는 NCM의 분해에 의해 O₂가 발생하면서 Li₂O, NiO 등의 산화물이 생성되고, 이어서 Li₂O가 CO₂와 반응하여 Li₂CO₃를 생성하며, NiO의 일부는 그라파이트에 의해 환원되어 금속 Ni을 생성한다. 그리고 탄산화 배소 후 수침출에 의해 약 99.95 % 순도의 Li₂CO₃를 최대 94.5 %까지 회수하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.412-417
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• 2003

Using a galvanostatic charge/discharge cycler and cyclic voltammetry, we investigated for the first time the electrochemical properties of iron-containing minerals, such as chalcophanite, diadochite, schwertmannite, laihuite, and tinticite, as electrode materials for lithium secondary batteries. Lithium insertion into the mineral diadochite showed a first discharge capacity of about 126 mAh/g at an average voltage of 3.0 V vs. $Li/Li^+$, accompanied by a reversible capacity of 110 mAh/g at the 60th cycle. When the cutoff potential was down to 1.25 V, the iron was further reduced, giving rise to a new plateau at 1.3 V. Although the others showed discharge plateaus at low potentials of less than 1.6 V, these results give an important clue for the development of new electrode materials.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.195-219
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• 2020

Today, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are an essential portion of modern daily life. As a promising alternative to traditional energy storage systems, they possess various advantages. This review attempts to provide the reader with an indepth understanding of the working mechanisms, current technological progress, and scientific challenges for a wide variety of lithium-ion battery (LIB) electrode nanomaterials. Electrochemical thermodynamics and kinetics are the two main perspectives underlying our introduction, which aims to provide an informative foundation for the rational design of electrode materials. Moreover, both anode and cathode materials are clarified into several types, using some specific examples to demonstrate both their advantages and shortcomings, and some improvements are suggested as well. In addition, we summarize some recent research progress in the rational design and synthesis of nanostructured anode and cathode materials, together with their corresponding electrochemical performances. Based on all these discussions, potential directions for further development of LIBs are summarized and presented.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.3190-3194
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• 2010

Mixed electrolytes formed by the combination of 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (BMP-TFSI) ionic liquid and standard liquid electrolyte are prepared and characterized. Linear sweep voltammetry measurements demonstrate that these mixed systems exhibit a wide electrochemical stability window, allowing them to be suitable electrolyte for carbonaceous anode-based lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion cells composed of graphite anode and $LiCoO_2$ cathode are assembled using the mixed electrolytes, and their cycling performances are evaluated. The cell containing proper content of BMP-TFSI shows good cycling performance comparable to that of a cell assembled with organic electrolyte. The presence of BMP-TFSI in the mixed electrolyte contributes to the reduction of the flammability of electrolyte solution and the improvement of the thermal stability of charged $Li_{1-x}CoO_2$ in the electrolyte solution.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제64권3호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2020

With the recent popularity of mobile devices, the demand for lithium-ion batteries is increasing. In this study, the surface treatment process for the development of the Al (aluminum) lead tab for positive electrode, a key component of the pouch-type lithium-ion battery, was investigated. Anodizing and sealing processes were tested as surface treatment techniques. It was found that only a sealing process is needed to obtain sufficient adhesive strength. In the present study, an adhesive strength of 17 N/12 mm was achieved by degreasing and etching pretreatment, followed by a sealing process of 10 min duration. This adhesive strength was greater than that achievable using Cr (chromium) surface treatment. Using various surface analysis techniques, the shape and composition of the surface before and after being subjected to the surface treatment were compared and analyzed. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the development of an eco-friendly lead tab.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.72-75
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• 2009

In this paper, lithium-ion-polymer battery based standalone photovoltaic energy storage is presented. conventional system was difficult to choose hi-directional DC-DC converter because of unbalanced voltage of batteries. The other side, lithium-ion-polymer battery hardly contains unbalanced voltage between each batteries. And Lithium Polymer Battery is clean battery because is doesn't contain heavy metals such as Nickel, Cadmium. We analyzed validity of algorithms according to load pattern for the system through the simulation and experimental results.

• 세라미스트
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.406-415
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• 2018

Lithium ion batteries have been widely adopted as energy storage and the LIB global market has grown fastest. However, LIB players have struggled against maximizing energy density since commercial monolithic electrodes are limited by electrolyte depletion caused by long and tortuous Li-ion diffusion pathways. Recently, new strategies designing the structure of battery electrodes strive for creating fast Li-ion path and alleviating electrolyte depletion problem in monolithic electrodes. In this paper, given the fundamental and experimental approaches, we compare the monolithic to structured electrodes and demonstrate the ways to fabricate high energy, fast chargeable Lithium ion battery.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.316-324
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• 2022

This paper uses seasonal auto-regressive integrated moving average (S-ARIMA), which is efficient in seasonality between time-series models, to predict the degradation tendency for lithium-ion batteries and study a method for improving the predictive performance. The proposed method analyzes the degradation tendency and extracted factors through an electrical characteristic experiment of lithium-ion batteries, and verifies whether time-series data are suitable for the S-ARIMA model through several statistical analysis techniques. Finally, prediction of battery aging is performed through S-ARIMA, and performance of the model is verified through error comparison of predictions through mean absolute error.