Battery & Energy Storage Technology (BEST Magazine) recently featured an article from Julian Kalhoff, battery business development manager at Trinseo, that highlighted ways battery manufacturers can meet forthcoming regulatory challenges. An excerpt from the article can be found below.
"While electric vehicles (EVs) will grow in significance as consumers transition from combustion-engine vehicles, legislation in the European Union could threaten EV battery production. Regulators are looking to eliminate solvent- and per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), some of which can negatively impact human health and the environment.
These bans would have significant implications as some PFAS materials are currently used in binder systems for cathode electrode manufacturing for lithium-ion batteries. To manage these potential threats, manufacturers should innovate existing binder technologies, which are critical to enabling essential battery functions, while also investing in new materials to meet sustainability requirements."
To read the full article, visit BEST Magazine.
