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Optimizing Aqueous Processing Of Nickel-Rich Cathode Material In Ultra-Thick Lithium-Ion Batteries, Alexander J. Kukay

Doctoral Dissertations

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been an instrumental technology since their commercialization in the 1990s. Although much progress has been made in terms of cost and efficiency of production, several challenges remain. Notably, as LIB technology continues to be applied to the transportation sector for electrified mobility in the form of electric vehicles, the question of production ethics and environmental sustainability becomes paramount. The aim of this dissertation is to address some of these concerns in the form of cathode processing techniques. This dissertation focuses on optimization of aqueous processing applied to cathode active materials. First, a study demonstrating the feasibility …