Progress of Cryogenics and Isotopes Separation

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The National Conference with international participation on New Cryogenic and Isotope Technologies for Energy and Environment - EnergEn 2018 is organized by the National Research-Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies - ICSI Rm. Valcea with the scientific participation of the University of Pitesti and the University of Craiova and will be held at Baile Govora, in 2018.
BEHIND THE PRACTICAL CHALLENGES OF LITHIUM-ION CELL MANUFACTURING PROCESS AT ROM-EST Print 
BEHIND THE PRACTICAL CHALLENGES OF LITHIUM-ION CELL MANUFACTURING PROCESS AT ROM-EST
 
Mihaela Buga*, Radu Ene, Alin Chitu, Alexandru Rizoiu, Mihai Balan 
 
          National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies –
ICSI Rm. Valcea, 240050, Rm. Valcea, Uzinei Street no. 4, P.O. Box Râureni 7, Valcea, Romania
                                           
 
ABSTRACT
 
 
Since 2015 was widely considered a milestone year for energy storage, batteries are expected to continue to gain momentum as technology prices continue to fall. Romania committed to play a role in the development of energy storage through the new ROManian Energy Storage Technologies (ROM-EST)
laboratory, sited inside the National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies, Ramnicu Valcea, which integrates a complete solution for lithium batteries production and testing. Based on this new approach, various cell shapes (cylindrical, pouch and coin cells) are manufactured assembled using the new
ROM-EST infrastructure. The combination of characterization and battery testing laboratories available in the new Battery R&D Production line  provides further opportunities for the development of new battery chemistries from concept to fully proven batteries.
The only facility in Romania, capable of fabricating the industry standard 18650 lithium-ion cells and pouch cells, ROM-EST Centre is focused on identifying and demonstrating battery chemistries with higher energy densities, improved safety and reduction of processing technologies costs. Taking into consideration the wide range of lithium-ion batteries (cylindrical - 18650 and pouch cells) applications, and the new ROM-EST infrastructure, we
believe that a protocol describing the Li-ion battery manufacturing process it is beneficial and will help other new researchers in the lithium-ion batteries field. Thus, a description of the main protocol describing the manufacturing process of a lithium-ion battery – 18650 is presented. Finally, results and suggestions for future work are proposed.
 
Keywords: Lithium-ion batteries, materials, electrode processing, cylindrical - 18650 cells.
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*Corresponding author: Mihaela Buga, 0250732744; Fax: 0250732746, E-mail:  mihaela.buga@icsi.ro