Energy-Efficient Battery Electrode Fabrication
The global push for decarbonization and sustainable manufacturing of high-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is hindered by a critical bottleneck: the slow and energy-intensive electrode fabrication process. In this presentation, Quinn Qiao and Anthony Terrinoni will share new research on a self-catalyzed exothermic resin (ExoR) binder that consumes 70% less energy during the drying process than conventional polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). By concurrently improving manufacturing efficiency and electrochemical performance, this nearly fluorine-free ExoR system provides a scalable and sustainable strategy for the high-throughput production of advanced lithium-ion cathodes.
SPEAKERS:
Anthony Terrinoni, CEO, InfinitEnergy, and Quinn Qiao, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Chair and Site Director for the NSF IUCRC Center for Solid-State Electric Power Storage (CEPS)