Battery special treatment plan

What is battery pretreatment?

Battery pretreatment is the first stage in the recycling process of spent LIBs, and it is composed of battery sorting, deactivation, disassembling, classification, and separation of active cathode material from the current collector foils, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

Why is pretreatment important in recycling lithium-ion batteries?

Pretreatment of the discarded batteries is an indispensable part of recycling spent lithium-ion batteries. The batteries contain toxic chemicals and high-value metals that must be recycled to promote environmental protection and sustainability.

What are the targets for domestic battery production?

In particular, targets for domestic production of batteries should be consistent with the 2035 ban on emissions for passenger cars and vans, and with the supply of the raw and advanced materials needed to sustain that production. Target implementation date: End of 2025.

What does the EU's energy policy mean for batteries?

In 2018, as part of the EU’s industrial policy, the Commission designated batteries as a strategic imperative for the EU’s clean energy transition, and launched an action plan aimed at making Europe a global leader in sustainable battery production and use.

Should a technological roadmap be used for battery research?

The fact that a technological roadmap is not systematically used as one of the criteria for the awarding of EU funding to battery projects is detrimental to the EU’s R&I effort because it increases the risk of gaps and overlaps in the research work conducted by different stakeholders at EU level.

Why is battery development important for the EU?

The development and production of batteries has become a strategic imperative for the EU, enabling the clean energy transition and as a key component of the competitiveness of the automotive sector. To help the EU become a global leader in sustainable battery production and use, in 2018 the Commission published a strategic action plan on batteries.