Porphyrin based-systems for the detection of recoverable metals from Li-Ion batteries : mini-review

The collection and recycling of metals, especially heavy metals, from all types of batteries is a major requirement of European Countries. Market studies highlighted that in the rechargeable battery field, lithium batteries are environmental friendly alternatives to the more polluting Ni-Cd batteries. Although lithium is not expected to bioaccumulate and its human and environmental toxicity are low, one source of lithium with impact to the environment is spent lithium batteries, due to the large variety of Li salts incorporated in polymer electrolyte membranes. Concerning to cathode, new trends are based on nanostructured lithium iron and manganese phosphate. Whatever are the metals involved in the cathode of batteries (Co-NiMn-Fe) the problem of controlling the efficiency of metals recovery is implying the use of sensor devices. In this paper we are concerned on porphyrin -based sensor devices for the rapid and accurate detection of Li, Ni, Mn