Environmental protection and the development of sustainable technologies have become increasingly important issues globally. In this context, there are numerous new technologies that allow for a reduction in polluting emissions and lower energy consumption during production.
In the field of energy production and storage, electrochemical systems play an increasingly important role in the electric transition of means of mobility and renewable energies. In this context, electrochemical batteries have a significant industrial development.
Research focuses on:
- study and characterization of innovative lithium ion and/or solid state lithium electrochemical cells, based on the use of highly sustainable and high voltage and/or high capacity materials;
- process development and optimization of material properties for the production of innovative electrochemical cells, reducing the use of critical materials, studying pre-industrial production methodologies, optimizing and reducing consumption in the creation of cells designed to be recycled. The process will be designed to insert water-based binders for both the anodes and the cathodes. The chemical processes underlying the production of battery materials are part of both experimental and modeling activity.
Furthermore, a very important role is played by the study of the interfaces between electrode and electrolyte for a better understanding of the electrochemical and thermodynamic factors of the electrochemical cells, a study which is carried out with innovative multiscale modeling methods such as pseudoXD which are supported and optimized with experimental data.
The topics described are closely linked to the topics of the PNRR and to the topics reported at European level of the Green Deal. It is supported by projects such as Battery2030+ and ETIP Batteries Europe.