Reducing cobalt from lithium-ion batteries for the electric vehicle era
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This perspective discusses the challenges to, and strategies for, the commercially viable development of these three classes of cathodes for LIBs.
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During nickel and copper mining, 60.7% and 29.3% of the cobalt used worldwide is found as a by-product.
“During nickel and copper mining, 60.7% and 29.3% of the cobalt used worldwide is found as a by-product [49].”
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- Authors
- Ryu, H.-H., Sun, H. H., Myung, S.-T., Yoon, C. S., & Sun, Y.-K.
- Affiliations
- Hanyang University (KR)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Sejong University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Yoon, Chong S.
- Sun, Yang-Kook
- Venue
- Energy & Environmental Science
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2021
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 844-852
- ISSN
- 1754-5692 (ISSN-L)
- 1754-5706
- OpenAlex
- W3118850975
- Cited by
- 331
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 35 · 2025: 61 · 2024: 77 · 2023: 77 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 23
- FWCI
- 17.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Energy & Environmental Science (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (20184010201720)
- National Research Foundation of Korea (2018R1A2B3008794)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advancements in Battery Materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Extraction and Separation Processes
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Keywords
- cobalt reduction, lithium-ion batteries, cathode materials, electric vehicles, battery cathodes, commercialization strategy
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