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  4. The Pathway to Environmentally Friendly Battery Production: Comparison of NMP-Based, Water-Based and Semidry Water-Based Production of NMC622 Cathodes for Lithium-Ion BatteriesCathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
 
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2025
Journal Article
Title

The Pathway to Environmentally Friendly Battery Production: Comparison of NMP-Based, Water-Based and Semidry Water-Based Production of NMC622 Cathodes for Lithium-Ion BatteriesCathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Abstract
The transition to renewable energy sources necessitates the development of environmentally friendly and cost-efficient lithium-ion battery production methods. Traditional cathode production is energy-demanding, primarily due to solvent recovery and drying. This study investigates the water-based semidry production processes for NMC622 cathodes, aiming to reduce the energy-intensive drying phase and eliminate toxic solvents like N-methyl-pyrrolidone (NMP). By substituting NMP with water and employing a semidry approach, the solvent content during production can be significantly reduced. This research compares semidry-coated electrodes with NMP-based and water-based wet-coated electrodes, focusing on the electrode properties and the electrochemical characteristics in full cells. Utilizing an extrusion and calendering method, the semidry process demonstrated a five-fold reduction in solvent use compared to the NMP-based method. However, the semidry-produced electrodes exhibited higher resistance, probably due to the fine distribution of binder and carbon black, which lacked long electron transport pathways compared to the wet-coated electrodes. The water-based wet-coated electrode, with lower initial coulombic efficiency, displayed better performance at higher discharge rates and lower capacity loss over cyclization than the NMP-based reference. This study highlights the potential of water-based semidry production in creating more sustainable and efficient lithium-ion batteries.
Author(s)
Leeb, Matthias
Technische Universität München
Lindenblatt, Johannes
Technische Universität München
Jia, Zheng
Technische Universität München
Gui, Xiangling
Technische Universität München
Daub, Rüdiger  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Gießerei-, Composite- und Verarbeitungstechnik IGCV  
Journal
Procedia CIRP  
Conference
Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2025  
Open Access
DOI
10.1016/j.procir.2025.02.213
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Keyword(s)
  • direct calendering

  • extrusion

  • semidry electrode

  • water-based cathode

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