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FRANCESCO GUARINO

Life Cycle Assessment of flow-redox cells: a case study

  • Autori: Sonia Longo; Maurizio Cellura; Francesco Guarino; Roberta Rincione; Marco Ferraro; Giovanni Tumminia; Vincenzo Antonucci; Alessandra Di Blasi; Concetta Busacca
  • Anno di pubblicazione: 2022
  • Tipologia: Contributo in atti di convegno pubblicato in volume
  • OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/580972

Abstract

European Union identified the battery value chain as strategic for achieving a sustainable and decarbonized economy. Focusing on the environmental sustainability of batteries, this paper presents an application of the Life Cycle Assessment methodology to three flow-redox cells characterized by electrodes made by different materials. The results are referred to one kWh of energy supplied by the cell during its useful life and are calculated following a “from cradle to grave” approach. Negligible differences (lower than 1.5%) are observed in the energy and environmental impacts of the three types of cells, mainly due to the type of electrode and the use phase. A dominance analysis shows that the cell manufacturing (including the raw materials supply) is responsible of more than 58% of most of the impact categories examined