DOE funds six Argonne National Laboratory battery manufacturing projects

In a widely reported press release by the DOE Argonne National Laboratory, the six projects are as such

Advanced brine processing to enable U.S. lithium independence

This research will create a more cost-effective process to produce lithium hydroxide ..

Industry partner: Albemarle/Ameridia (North Carolina).
Lead researcher: Jeff Spangenberger.
 

Hydrothermal production of single crystal Ni-rich cathodes with extreme rate capability

The hydrothermal process is a rapid potentially high-volume, tunable manufacturing method ..

Industry partner: Hunt Energy Enterprises (Texas).
Lead researcher: YoungHo Shin.
 

Continuous flow reactor synthesis of advanced electrolyte components for lithium-ion batteries

Argonne has developed a safer, more economical procedure for synthesizing trifluoropropylene carbonate (TFPC),  ..

Industry partner: Koura Global (Massachusetts).
Lead researcher: Kris Pupek.
 

Continuous high yield production of defect-free, ultrathin sulfide glass electrolytes for next generation solid-state lithium metal batteries

The goal of this project is to identify the source of defects in sulfide glasses and ..

Industry partner: PolyPlus (California).
Lead researcher: Tim Fister.

Scale-up production of graphene monoxide for next-generation lithium-ion battery anodes.

Graphene monoxide (GmO), a performance-enhancing component for lithium-ion battery anodes with the potential to improve safety, low-temperature operation and ..

Industry partner: SafeLi LLC (Wisconsin).
Lead researcher: Trevor Dzwiniel.

Scaling halide-type solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries

This project aims to develop, integrate and validate innovative processing technologies for a new class of lithium-ion conductors with ..

Industry partner: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics (Pennsylvania).
Lead researcher: Zonghai Chen.

Commercially viable process for surface conditioning of high-nickel low-cobalt cathodes (led by Brookhaven National Laboratory)

This project will take innovations in battery materials processing and characterization developed and implemented by Argonne and Brookhaven and apply them to battery electrode manufacturing processes ..

Industry partner: C4V & Primet (New York).
Lead researcher: Zonghai Chen.