Fire hazards of carbonate-based electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries: What changes from lithium-ion batteries?
Résumé
Carbonate-based electrolytes are often employed as the preferred electrolyte for both Li-ion and Na-ion cells. To
investigate the fire risk during abuse conditions in real-life scenarios covering the full value chain, not only celllevel
studies but also component-level investigation is crucial. Hence, Na-ion advanced electrolyte combustion
tests are performed employing the fire propagation apparatus also called Tewarson calorimeter. Heat and
combustion products releases are measured, making use of fire calorimetry laws and analytical techniques such
as FTIR, NDIR, FID, or paramagnetic analyzers, and optical measurement. Thermal and chemical impacts of Naion
electrolytes combustion and fires are assessed under well-ventilated and under-ventilated environments. Data
are then compared against a carbonate-based electrolyte used in Li-ion batteries to create a comparative study
between these technologies. Overall, the heat released rate majorly depends upon the solvents used and is less
impacted by inorganic Li or Na salts while the emitted gases depend on both solvent and salt chemistry. Another
key observation lies in the different fate of the fluorine element chemically bound to the concerned salts: in
similar burning conditions, F from NaPF6 decomposition is preferably converted in F-containing solid species in
the residues whilst LiPF6 gives off more gaseous species such as HF.
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