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Research on Spent LiFePO4 Electric Vehicle Battery Disposal and Its Life Cycle Inventory Collection in China
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 17, Issue 23, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8828, p 8828 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.
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Abstract
- The main research direction for the disposal of spent lithium-ion batteries is focused on the recovery of precious metals. However, few studies exist on the recycling of LiFePO4 electric vehicle (EV) batteries because of their low recycling value. In addition, a detailed life cycle inventory (LCI) of waste plays a significant role in its life cycle assessment (LCA) for an environmental perspective. In this study, an end-of-life (EOL) LiFePO4 EV battery is disposed to achieve the LCI result. The approach comprises manual dismantling of the battery pack/module and crushing and pyrolysis of cells. The authors classify the dismantling results and use different disposal methods, such as recycling or incineration. Regarding the environmental emissions during pyrolysis, the authors record and evaluate the results according to the experimental data, the bill of materials (BOM), the mass conservation, and the chemical reaction equations. In addition, the electricity power demand is related to the electricity mix in China, and the waste gases and solid residue are treated by using neutralization and landfill, respectively. Finally, the authors integrate the LCI data with analysis data and a background database (Ecoinvent). After the integration of the total emission and consumption data, the authors obtained the total detailed LCI resulting from the disposal of the LiFePO4 vehicle battery. This LCI mainly includes the consumption of energy and materials, and emissions to air, water, and soil, which can provide the basis for the future LCA of LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries. Furthermore, the potential of industrial scale process research on the disposal of spent LiFePO4 batteries is discussed.
- Subjects :
- China
business.product_category
020209 energy
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
lcsh:Medicine
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Lithium
recycling
01 natural sciences
Lithium-ion battery
Article
Electric Power Supplies
LiFePO4
Electricity
Electric vehicle
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Animals
Electric-vehicle battery
Bill of materials
Life-cycle assessment
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
electric vehicles
Life Cycle Stages
Waste management
business.industry
dismantling
lcsh:R
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
pyrolysis
Battery pack
LCI
Incineration
Refuse Disposal
Environmental science
business
lithium ion battery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....70e231471af298e97da4f88c195814f8
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238828