Publication date: 15th December 2025
The development of electrolytes displaying good transport properties, high thermal stability, low flammability, high safety is of crucial importance for the realization of advanced metal-ion batteries [1]. In this work we report about a series of novel electrolytes for lithium and sodium-based batteries, which have been developed with the aim to match above mentioned characteristics, together with a high sustainability and low price.
We will consider the use of electrolytes containing imide and borate based salts in combination with ƴ-valelolactone (GVL), which is bio-derived solvent already produced in large scale. We will show that these innovative electrolytes allow the realization of lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries displaying high performance and high cycling stability. Furthermore, we will report about an innovative aqueous-based recycling process which allows an effective recovering of the solvent and salt of these bio-based electrolytes [2,3]
