Tracing the fate of lithium--The development of a material flow model

摘要: Abstract Developments in electric mobility are strongly focussed on lithium-ion batteries entailing a rising interest lithium by science, industry, and politics. As several studies forecast strong increase of demand, controversial statements circulating about the element's future availability. This indicates that more comprehensive understanding global cycle is necessary. Therefore, study was carried out to describe flows means material flow analysis. A static model comprehending key processes developed based data production, manufacture, use for year 2007. The work provides first shows how supply demand as well into environment connected scale. Whilst different sets used subject some inaccuracies, noticeable discrepancy between production consumption could be identified, which needs further explanation. stationary allows both explore recycling possibilities products their resulting identify important influencing parameters along lifecycle, can resource efficiency lithium. This, turn, crucial improving security technologies such strategic metal