Progress,challenges,and prospects of spent lithium-ion batteries recycling:A review

The recycling and reutilization of spent lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)have become an important measure to alleviate problems like resource scarcity and environmental pollution.Although some progress has been made,battery recycling technology still faces challenges in terms of efficiency,effectiveness and environmental sustainability.This review aims to systematically review and analyze the current status of spent LIB recycling,and conduct a detailed comparison and evaluation of different recycling processes.In addition,this review introduces emerging recycling techniques,including deep eutectic solvents,molten salt roasting,and direct regeneration,with the intent of enhancing recycling efficiency and diminishing environmental repercussions.Furthermore,to increase the added value of recycled materials,this review proposes the concept of upgrading recycled materials into high value-added functional materials,such as catalysts,adsorbents,and graphene.Through life cycle assessment,the paper also explores the economic and environmental impacts of current battery recycling and highlights the importance that future recycling technologies should achieve a balance between recycling efficiency,economics and environmental benefits.Finally,this review outlines the opportunities and challenges of recycling key materials for next-generation batteries,and proposes relevant policy recommendations to promote the green and sustainable development of batteries,circular economy,and ecological civilization.

The mystic role of high-entropy designs in rechargeable metal-ion batteries:A review

Rechargeable metal-ion batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries(SIBs),have raised more attention because of the large demand for energy storage solutions. Undoubtedly, electrode materials and electrolytes are key parts of batteries, exhibiting critical influence on the reversible capacity and span life of the metal-ion battery. Nonetheless, researchers commonly express concerns regarding the stability of both electrodes and electrolytes. Given its commendable stability attributes,high-entropy materials have garnered widespread acclaim and have been applied in many fields since their inception, notably in energy storage. However, while certain high-entropy designs have achieved substantial breakthroughs, some have failed to meet anticipated outcomes within the high energy density energy storage materials. Moreover, there is a lack of comprehensive summary research on the corresponding mechanisms and design principles of high-entropy designs. This review examines the current high-entropy designs for cathodes, anodes, and electrolytes, aiming to summarize the design principle,potential mechanisms, and electrochemical performance. We focus on their structural characteristics,interface characteristics, and prospective development trends. At last, we provide a fair evaluation along-side succinct development suggestions.

Key Technologies of Forest Resource Examination System Development in China

1.Introduction As an important resource,forests not only provide irreplaceable economic benefits,but also yield ecological benefits that maintain the balance of terrestrial ecosystems.In addition,forests are an energy base of the biosphere.With the development of information-based technologies and globalization,accurate information regarding individual trees and standing forests in forest resource investigations is increasingly needed in order to achieve sustainable development of forestry[1–6].As an important means of obtaining information,unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)are becoming increasingly popular in a wide range of fields,given their developmental trends of miniaturization and diversification[7–9].Moreover,geographic information system(GIS)technology,as another type of core technology in the digital world,is undergoing rapid development.

Turbidity-adaptive underwater image enhancement method using image fusion

Clear,correct imaging is a prerequisite for underwater operations.In real freshwater environment including rivers and lakes,the water bodies are usually turbid and dynamic,which brings extra troubles to quality of imaging due to color deviation and suspended particulate.Most of the existing underwater imaging methods focus on relatively clear underwater environment,it is uncertain that if those methods can work well in turbid and dynamic underwater environments.In this paper,we propose a turbidity-adaptive underwater image enhancement method.To deal with attenuation and scattering of varying degree,the turbidity is detected by the histogram of images.Based on the detection result,different image enhancement strategies are designed to deal with the problem of color deviation and blurring.The proposed method is verified by an underwater image dataset captured in real underwater environment.The result is evaluated by image metrics including structure similarity index measure,underwater color image quality evaluation metric,and speeded-up robust features.Test results exhibit that the method can correct the color deviation and improve the quality of underwater images.