Developing dry coating process for fabricating Li-ion battery electrodes

可充电锂离子电池（LIBs）是满足电动汽车对运输系统脱碳和减轻箔燃料燃烧带来的环境污染要求的最成熟的储能技术。电池制造成本的降低将使电动汽车得到更广泛的应用。目前的行业采用传统的湿涂工艺来制造锂电池电极，这涉及到使用危险和昂贵的有机溶剂，以及随后的能量和时间密集的干燥过程。该项目将推动新型干燥涂层工艺的发展，以消除制造下一代lib中有机溶剂和干燥工艺的使用。此外，人工智能方法将被应用于揭示材料特性、制造参数和电池性能之间的关系。

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the most mature energy storage technology to meet the requirements for electric vehicles (EVs) for decarbonizing the transportation system and relieving environmental pollution associated with burning foil fuels. Cost reduction in manufacturing LIBs will enable wider adoption of EVs. The current industry adopts a conventional wet coating process for manufacturing LIB electrodes, which involves the use of hazardous and expensive organic solvents and the subsequent energy and time intensive drying process. This project will drive the development of anew dry coating process to eliminate the use of organic solvents and drying process in manufacturing next-generation LIBs. Furthermore, artificial intelligence methods will be applied to unravel the relationships between materials properties, manufacturing parameters, and battery performance.