Advances in Battery Degradation and Recycling

Dear Colleagues,

Batteries are the most essential part of energy storage for the electrification of technologies, from portable electronic amenities to transportation systems. As the world is facing a severe energy crisis, the demand for renewable energy technology has increased rapidly. Additionally, the automotive industries are currently shifting to complete electrification by replacing fossil fuel-based engines. It is not possible to ensure the sustainable electrification of such technologies and industries without advancements in batteries. Despite several developments, the demand for batteries that are low cost, lightweight,  sustainable, safer, and able to provide improved performance, high-energy density, and longer lifetimes has tremendously increased. It is also important to improve testing methods for cells and modules to diagnose faults to avoid unexpected fire incidents, which can lead to thermal runaway or severe catastrophic events, in order to develop effective methods of assembling battery packs from individual cells and facilitate modelling to predict their performances and safety. The commercialization of battery technologies depends on how they will be processed when they will reach the end of life. Therefore, the reuse and recycling of batteries become an integral part of unprecedented acceptance.

This Special Issue aims to collate publications on the recent developments in battery materials, battery testing methods, battery modelling, the management of cells in a pack, and the application of batteries in different technological fields.

Topics of interest for publication include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Novel testing methods to evaluate battery cells, modules, and packs.
• The ageing of batteries to evaluate performance in a battery pack.
• Modelling battery cell/module/pack performances.
• Novel methods for remanufacturing battery packs for second-life battery applications.
• Developing safety standards for novel processes for second-life battery usages and recycling.
• Recycling batteries after their end-of-life.

Dr. Mohammad Al-Amin
Dr. Anup Barai
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad
Guest Editors

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• lithium-ion
• battery reuse
• second-life batteries
• recycling
• battery testing
• degradation
• capacity
• modelling
• electric vehicles
• module failure
• thermal management
• battery safety