Impact of electric vehicle battery recycling on reducing raw material demand and battery life-cycle carbon emissions in China

doi:10.1038/s41598-025-86250-1

IMR OpenIR

	Impact of electric vehicle battery recycling on reducing raw material demand and battery life-cycle carbon emissions in China
	Jiang, Rui 1; Wu, Chengke 7; Feng, Wei 1,2,3; You, Kairui 1; Liu, Jian 4; Zhou, Guangmin 5; Liu, Lujing 1; Cheng, Hui-Ming 1,2,6
通讯作者	Feng, Wei(w.feng@siat.ac.cn) ; Cheng, Hui-Ming(hm.cheng@siat.ac.cn)
	2025-01-17
发表期刊	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
ISSN	2045-2322
卷号	15 期号:1 页码:13
摘要	The rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs) in China challenges raw material demand. This study evaluates the impact of recycling and reusing EV batteries on reducing material demand and carbon emissions. Integrating a national-level vehicle stock turnover model with life-cycle carbon emission assessment, we found that replacing nickel-cobalt-manganese batteries with lithium iron phosphate batteries with battery recycling can reduce lithium, cobalt, and nickel demand between 2021 and 2060 by up to 7.8 million tons (Mt) (67%), 12.4 Mt (96%), and 37.2 Mt (93%), respectively, significantly decreasing reliance on import. Moreover, battery recycling coupled with reuse can reduce carbon emissions by up to 6,532-6,864 Mt (36.0-37.9%), depending on four recycling methods employed. However, this reuse strategy delays battery recycling and risks lithium supply shortage, necessitating trade-offs between carbon reduction and material supply. Future technologies, such as lithium-sulfur and all-solid-state batteries, despite their energy efficiency, might exacerbate lithium shortage, underscoring the crucial need for increased lithium supply.
关键词	Carbon emissions Battery recycling Life-cycle emissions Direct Cathode Recycling Electric vehicles
资助者	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Shenzhen Science and Technology Program
DOI	10.1038/s41598-025-86250-1
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[72204248] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[KCXFZ20240903093700001] ; Shenzhen Science and Technology Program
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001399011400046
出版者	NATURE PORTFOLIO
引用统计	被引频次：1[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/180231
专题	中国科学院金属研究所
通讯作者	Feng, Wei; Cheng, Hui-Ming
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Technol Carbon Neutral, Shenzhen Inst Adv Technol, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China 2.Shenzhen Univ Adv Technol, Sch Mat Sci & Energy Engn, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China 3.Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA 4.Natl Dev & Reform Commiss NDRC, Energy Res Inst, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Tsinghua Shenzhen Int Grad Sch, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Met Res, Shenyang Natl Lab Mat Sci, Shenyang, Liaoning, Peoples R China 7.Chinese Acad Sci, Shenzhen Inst Adv Technol, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jiang, Rui,Wu, Chengke,Feng, Wei,et al. Impact of electric vehicle battery recycling on reducing raw material demand and battery life-cycle carbon emissions in China[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2025,15(1):13.
APA	Jiang, Rui.,Wu, Chengke.,Feng, Wei.,You, Kairui.,Liu, Jian.,...&Cheng, Hui-Ming.(2025).Impact of electric vehicle battery recycling on reducing raw material demand and battery life-cycle carbon emissions in China.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,15(1),13.
MLA	Jiang, Rui,et al."Impact of electric vehicle battery recycling on reducing raw material demand and battery life-cycle carbon emissions in China".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 15.1(2025):13.