Batteries are evolving and Li-ion battery is the chosen technology so far. Consequently, we must understand how to improve batteries performance, and the chemical analysis of their components is a necessary step. Materials for anodes, cathodes and electrolytes should be fully characterized.
In this eBook, we explain how microwave-assisted digestion has become an essential ally for sample preparation of battery materials before measurements by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. After a brief introduction to fundamentals, several procedures are presented for analysis of anode, cathode, and electrolyte materials.

In the recent years, many countries are reducing the use of energy from the combustion of fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy sources. Li-ion battery technology offers these characteristics and has been employed in consumer, industrial, and military devices, as well as electric and hybrid vehicles. However, impurities in raw materials and battery components directly impact the performance and the lifespan of the batteries. Therefore, the analysis for elemental impurities in the entire value chain is vital to provide quality, safety, and sustainability of battery components and end-products.
This webinar acts as a practical guide toward a better understanding of the tools and methods of analysis for the elemental contents of several Li-ion battery components and the materials encountered in their production and recycling process.

Battery performance, efficiency and lifespan need a dramatical improvement.
The chemical analysis of battery components is a necessary step in this process. More specifically, qualitative and quantitative elemental analyses of the anode, cathode, and electrolyte materials present in batteries are required. These types of analyses are performed using ICP-based analyzers, which require solid samples to be decomposed and dissolved in an acid solution through a digestion process before the digested solutions are then injected into the analyzer.