Abstract
The ReCell Center was established by the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office to develop a practical process for recycling of lithium-ion batteries. But if a recycling process is actually going to be adopted by industry, it must be economical. Analysis of costs for production or recycling of batteries instantly reveals that purchased materials are the key cost driver. The quantity and composition of materials to be recycled, whether post-consumer material or manufacturing scrap, are also very important. Therefore, ReCell processes are subjected to careful technical and economic analysis, using our publicly available and award-winning EverBatt model, to determine which unit processes will be most economical and environmentally friendly for different conditions. This presentation will use processes under development to highlight the role of materials in comparing the technical and economic feasibility of alternative processes.
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