Development of sustainable and recyclable electrolytes for metal-ion batteries
Andrea Balducci a, Khai-Shin Teoh a, Juan Luis Gomez-Urbano a, Muhammad Aslam a, Yiyue Lu a
a Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, Jena, Germany
Proceedings of MATSUS Spring 2026 Conference (MATSUSSpring26)
F3 Processing and manufacturing of next generation batteries
Barcelona, Spain, 2026 March 23rd - 27th
Organizer: Sergio Pinilla
Invited Speaker, Andrea Balducci, presentation 118
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]

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