Second Life and Recycling: Perspectives for High-Performance Batteries

Dear Colleagues,

High-performance batteries are widely used in a variety of consumer and industrial applications, including smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles, and renewable energy storage systems. As the demand for these batteries continues to grow, so does the need for effective recycling methods to manage them at the end of their life. High-performance-battery recycling involves the recovery and re-use of the valuable materials contained within them, reducing the need for new resources and minimizing the environmental impact of discarded batteries.

Second-life batteries are either used again or as a combination of their modules or cells. Due to their characteristic dispersion, the elements must be selected and sorted. Performance evolution and battery behavior during their second life must be observed, wherein specific energy management may be needed. This Special Issue invites researchers to contribute original research/review/perspective articles on the development of advanced technologies and alternative solutions for high-performance-battery recycling and second-life applications.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The upcycling and recycling of different components of waste lithium-ion batteries (cathodes, anodes, electrolytes, and current collectors);
• Aging characterization during first and second lives;
• Aging, thermal, and electric modeling from first to second life and beyond;
• The optimal design of second-life energy storage systems with respect to their lifetime;
• Electrical and thermal safety issues;
• The application of second-life batteries;
• Life cycle and techno-economic assessment;
• Direct recycling.

Dr. Burçak Ebin
Dr. Martina Petranikova
Dr. Junhua Xu
Guest Editors

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