In Honor of Nobel Laureate Prof. M Stanley Whittingham
| SUSTAINABLE BATTERY REVOLUTION PART I Vasant Kumar1; 1UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, Cambridge, United Kingdom; PAPER: 39/Battery/Plenary (Oral) OL SCHEDULED: 11:30/Tue. 28 Nov. 2023/Orchid ABSTRACT: Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) represent a massive shift beginning from personal electronic to energy storage in electrification of transportation, uninterrupted power supply and in supporting power generation from renewable energy technologies. Next generation of research in LIBs are making rapid progress in low-to zero cobalt cathodes, solid state batteries, safety, increased energy and power densities, fast charging and the use of 2D materials and metallic lithium as the anode. (1-3)) Looking into the near future, many other battery chemistries are also staking their claims within a mix of battery chemistry portfolios. In addition to LIBs, aspects of Lead Acid, Li-S, Sodium, Zinc, Aluminium, Potassium, and Redox battery systems will be discussed. Understanding battery chemistry basics is critical to unlocking the issues of energy, power, costs, safety, resources, and sustainability, as this talk will explore.(4,5) • Some key areas of progress in the Battery Revolution will be addressed: • Acceleration of research & innovation. • Use of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. • Battery Supply Chain – implication for resources; Life Cycle Analysis. • Optimization of Materials and Energy with minimal environmental degradation with the battery eco-system. • Re-use, Recovery, Recycling and Upgrading of Battery Materials. References: 1. Rechargeable Ion Batteries; Eds: Katerina Aifantis, RV Kumar, Hu Pu; Jan 2023, RV Kumar has co-authored 4 chapters on (i) Introduction to Batteries (ii) Primary Batteries (iii) Secondary Batteries and (iv) Li-S Batteries; Wiley-VCH Print ISBN: 978-3-527-35018-6; ePDF ISBN: 978-3-527-83669-7<br />2. Leapfrogging to sustainable power, R.V. Kumar, Chapter in “Smart Villages: New Thinking for Off-Grid Communities Worldwide; Published by Banson (Lavenham Press, UK), 2015, pp. 35-41; ISBN 978-0-9932932-0-7(paperback); 978-0-9932932-1-4 (hardback)<br />3. Lithiated metallic molybdenum disulfide nanosheets for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries, Z. Li, I. Sami, J Yang, J Li, RV Kumar and M Chhowalla, Nature Energy; 8, 84-93, 2022<br />4.Lead Recycling, PCT filed on 6 Nov 2007. RV Kumar, S Sonmez and VP Kotzeva; PCT/GB2007/004222; EU 07824458.9; RU 2009117620; US 12/513707; CN 200780041628.4; IN 2216/KOLNP/2009.<br />5.Recycling of Lead Containing Waste, V Selvaraj, M Yiao, RV Kumar (UCAM), Athan Fox, R Liu(AEL), , British Patent Application P60233GB, Jan 2019; PCT/GB2020/050132; TW109102253 Jan 2020; PCT/GB2020/050132; TW109102253 |
