Recycling rechargeable lithium ion batteries: Critical analysis of natural resource savings

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 229-234

  Dewulf, Jo ^a   Van der Vorst, Geert ^a   Denturck, Kim ^a   Van Langenhove, Herman ^a   Ghyoot, Wouter ^b   Tytgat, Jan ^b   Vandeputte, Kurt ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UMICORE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cumulative Exergy Extraction from the Natural Environment (CEENE); Exergy; Lithium mixed metal oxide battery; Rechargeable battery; Resource saving

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE EXERGY EXTRACTION FROM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (CEENE); MIXED METAL OXIDE; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; RECHARGEABLE BATTERY; RESOURCE SAVINGS;

COBALT; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; EXERGY; LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; METAL ANALYSIS; METAL RECOVERY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NATURAL RESOURCES; ORE REDUCTION; RECYCLING; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SMELTING;

LITHIUM;

COBALT; LITHIUM ION; METAL OXIDE; MINERAL; NICKEL;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXERGY; LITHIUM; NATURAL RESOURCE; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXERGY; FOSSIL; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; RECYCLING;

EID: 73249145207     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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