Research progress on the failure mechanism and recycling of waste lithium batteries

doi:10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2025.0462

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With the rapid development of energy storage industry, the market share of lithium batteries has gradually increased. Due to the limited service life of lithium batteries, a large number of waste lithium batteries have been generated. If these batteries cannot be properly treated, it will not only result in resource depletion, but also cause serious ecological contamination. Therefore, the recycling of waste lithium batteries has become the key. By analyzing the failure mechanism of waste lithium batteries, the paper finds the potential risks of waste lithium batteries, and reviews the recycling technology of positive electrode materials, negative electrode materials and electrolytes, so as to provide effective reference for the resource recovery of waste lithium batteries.

Key words: waste lithium battery, failure, recycling, reutilization

CLC Number:

TK 02

Wei FENG. Research progress on the failure mechanism and recycling of waste lithium batteries[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2025, 14(5): 1928-1930.

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