Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for recycling all types of lithium batteries. First, the lithium battery waste is acid-leached to obtain a solution containing most of metal ions. After filtering, the solution is separated from the remaining solids, and then the obtained solution is subjected to separate precipitation many times. After separately adjusting the pH value of the solution many times, adding precipitants with a high selectivity ratio, and matching with filtration and separation reaction, all ions in the lithium battery waste are sequentially precipitated in forms of iron phosphate (FePO4), aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)3), manganese oxide (MnO2), dicobalt trioxide (cobalt oxide, Co2O3), nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2), and lithium carbonate (Li2CO3).

Abstract: A hybrid method for green intelligent manufacturing (GiM) combines the carbon reduction and the energy saving into the intelligent manufacturing based Industry 4.1 cloud platform. GiM assists companies to achieve the goal of net zero transition and help them advance to Industry 4.2 as soon as possible by simultaneously taking carbon footprint and energy issues into account. GiM collects large volumes of essential data (including carbon footprint) via cyber physical agents (CPAs), and sends them to two critical services of carbon management and intelligent energy management system (iEMS) deployed on the cloud platform. The two critical services optimize the energy dispatch schedule by strictly following the requirements of energy saving, carbon reduction, and net zero. Then, the state of zero defects of intelligent manufacturing achieved in Industry 4.1 can be upgraded to net zero of GiM in Industry 4.2.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hybrid system and method for distributed virtual power plants integrated intelligent net zero. In this method, a cyber physical agent (CPA) is utilized to collect a carbon emission information and an energy management information, and then an artificial intelligence (AI) optimization model of an intelligent central dispatch platform is utilized to obtain a power dispatch manner of the distributed virtual power plants based on the carbon emission information and the energy management information, such that the power dispatch manner of the distributed virtual power plants meets the requirements of enterprise economic benefits and net zero carbon emissions at the same time.

Abstract: A lithium battery cell capable of exhausting a gas includes a battery cell with an opening for discharging the gas, and an exhaust structure combined to the battery cell and having a tube sleeve, a stop portion and a plug. The tube sleeve is installed to the opening of the battery cell; the stop portion is disposed at an end of the tube sleeve and has an exhaust end communicated with the tube sleeve and the outside; the plug is installed into the tube sleeve to block a side opening of the tube sleeve, blocked by the stop portion to prevent it from separating from the tube sleeve, and pushed by the gas to release its connection with the tube sleeve; and a gap is formed between the plug and the tube sleeve to allow the gas to flow through and exit from the exhaust vent to the outside.

Abstract: A lithium battery cell capable of exhausting a gas includes a battery cell with an opening for discharging the gas, and an exhaust structure combined to the battery cell and having a tube sleeve, a stop portion and a plug. The tube sleeve is installed to the opening of the battery cell; the stop portion is disposed at an end of the tube sleeve and has an exhaust end communicated with the tube sleeve and the outside; the plug is installed into the tube sleeve to block a side opening of the tube sleeve, blocked by the stop portion to prevent it from separating from the tube sleeve, and pushed by the gas to release its connection with the tube sleeve; and a gap is formed between the plug and the tube sleeve to allow the gas to flow through and exit from the exhaust vent to the outside.

Abstract: A WPU(PEG)-WPU(PTMG)-PEO triple-polymer based composite electrolyte is disclosed. The electrolyte includes a thin composite film and an anhydrous liquid electrolyte within the thin film. The thin film is composed of WPU(PTMG) serving as a support, PEO serving as an adsorbent of the liquid electrolytes, and WPU(PEG) serving as a compatibility promoter. On the other hand, the anhydrous liquid electrolyte is used for ionic conduction. The resulting thin film electrolyte has a good conductivity (up to 10.sup.-2 .about.10.sup.-3 S/cm at room temperature), especially within a compositional range of 0.about.75 wt. % WPU(PEG), 0.about.45 wt. % WPU(PTMG), and 20.about.95 wt. % PEO. A WPU(PEG)-WPU(PTMG)-PEO based composite electrolyte is adapted to be used in lithium ion batteries, lithium batteries, and electrochromic devices.

Abstract: A process for producing a WPU-PEO based composite electrolyte is disclosed. The process includes steps of a) providing a polyurethane material as a matrix material; b) dispersing the matrix material in a first solvent and mixing PEO in the same solvent to form a dispersion solution; c) drying the dispersion solution to form a thin composite film of WPU-PEO as a matrix of the polymeric electrolyte; and d) adding a component of an anhydrous liquid electrolyte into the matrix to form the WPU-PEO based composite electrolyte. The fabricated thin film electrolyte has a good conductivity (up to 10.sup.-2 .about.10.sup.-3 S/cm at room temperature) and can be suitably used in cells, e.g. lithium ion batteries, lithium batteries, and electrochromic devices. The feasibility of the use of a mixture of various WPU, cross-linked WPU, and WPU based composite electrolytes in lithium ion batteries, lithium batteries, and electrochromic devices is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a process for producing a polyurethane-based polymeric electrolyte including steps of: a) providing a polyurethane material as a matrix material; b) dispersing the matrix material in a first solvent to form a dispersion solution; c) drying the dispersion solution to form a thin film of polyurethane as a matrix of the polymeric electrolyte; and d) adding a component of an organic electrolyte into the matrix to form the polyurethane-based polymeric electrolyte. The present invention is also related to a polyurethane-based polymeric electrolyte including a thin film of a polyurethane serving as a matrix of the polymeric electrolyte; and an organic electrolyte arranged in the matrix for ionic conduction. The fabricated thin film electrolyte has satisfactory conductivity and can be suitably used in cells.