Agilent Solutions for Lithium-Ion Battery Industry
Brochures and specifications | 2020 | Agilent TechnologiesInstrumentation
The rapid expansion of the lithium-ion battery industry, driven by consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and grid energy storage, demands rigorous analytical methods to ensure material quality, performance, safety, and environmental compliance. Advanced instrumentation allows stakeholders to characterize raw materials, optimize battery formulations, monitor degradation processes, and support recycling efforts.
This overview presents Agilent’s suite of analytical solutions tailored to the lithium-ion battery value chain, from upstream raw materials quality control to downstream gas analysis and recycling streams. It highlights key methodologies, instrumentation platforms, typical application data, and workflow efficiencies for physicochemical, elemental, molecular, and gas analyses.
Agilent offers a comprehensive toolbox for battery analysis:
• ICP-OES achieved accurate macro- and trace-element quantification in complex battery materials, demonstrating recoveries above 90% and robust matrix tolerance.
• ICP-MS with UHMI technology enabled direct analysis of digests with up to 25% total dissolved solids, delivering reliable trace-element data for various cathode chemistries.
• UV-Vis and FTIR provided rapid assays for anions (SO42–, Cl–, Si) and identification of electrolyte salts.
• Micro GC quantified swelling-gas composition (H2, O2, CO, CO2, hydrocarbons) in minutes, supporting safety and degradation studies.
• GC/MS workflows efficiently separated and detected organic solvents and additives (e.g., carbonate esters, vinylene carbonate) with MassHunter software for deconvolution and custom libraries.
• Q-TOF platforms facilitated precise identification of unknown degradation products by accurate mass, isotope patterns, MS/MS structure correlation, and statistical profiling.
These integrated analytical approaches enable:
Emerging needs in the battery sector will drive further innovation in high-throughput, on-line, and field-deployable analytics, coupled with automation and AI-driven data interpretation. Miniaturized sensors, real-time monitoring of cell health, and digital twins of battery systems will become integral to smart manufacturing and lifecycle management.
Agilent’s portfolio of atomic and molecular spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry, and gas-analysis solutions addresses critical challenges across the lithium-ion battery industry. By delivering robust, accurate, and high-resolution data, these technologies support material qualification, performance enhancement, safety assurance, and sustainable recycling.
GC, GC/MSD, GC/MS/MS, GC/HRMS, GC/SQ, GC/Q-TOF, LC/TOF, LC/HRMS, LC/MS, LC/MS/MS, UV–VIS spectrophotometry, ICP/MS, ICP-OES, AAS, FTIR Spectroscopy
IndustriesEnergy & Chemicals , Materials Testing
ManufacturerAgilent Technologies
Summary
Significance of the topic
The rapid expansion of the lithium-ion battery industry, driven by consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and grid energy storage, demands rigorous analytical methods to ensure material quality, performance, safety, and environmental compliance. Advanced instrumentation allows stakeholders to characterize raw materials, optimize battery formulations, monitor degradation processes, and support recycling efforts.
Study objectives and overview
This overview presents Agilent’s suite of analytical solutions tailored to the lithium-ion battery value chain, from upstream raw materials quality control to downstream gas analysis and recycling streams. It highlights key methodologies, instrumentation platforms, typical application data, and workflow efficiencies for physicochemical, elemental, molecular, and gas analyses.
Methodology and instrumentation
Agilent offers a comprehensive toolbox for battery analysis:
- Atomic spectroscopy: 5800/5900 ICP-OES (vertical torch, cooled cone interface, VistaChip III CCD, fitted background correction), 7800/7900 ICP-MS with high/ultra-high matrix introduction
- Molecular spectroscopy: Cary 60 UV-Vis (pulsed xenon lamp, fiber optics), Cary 630 FTIR (compact FTIR, moisture- and shock-resistant)
- Gas analysis: 990 Micro GC (up to 4 channels, TCD detection, field-portable)
- Chromatography and mass spectrometry: 8890 GC, Intuvo 9000 GC/MS with MassHunter Unknowns and Library Editor, 6545 LC/Q-TOF, 7250 GC/Q-TOF with MassHunter MFE and MSC
Main results and discussion
• ICP-OES achieved accurate macro- and trace-element quantification in complex battery materials, demonstrating recoveries above 90% and robust matrix tolerance.
• ICP-MS with UHMI technology enabled direct analysis of digests with up to 25% total dissolved solids, delivering reliable trace-element data for various cathode chemistries.
• UV-Vis and FTIR provided rapid assays for anions (SO42–, Cl–, Si) and identification of electrolyte salts.
• Micro GC quantified swelling-gas composition (H2, O2, CO, CO2, hydrocarbons) in minutes, supporting safety and degradation studies.
• GC/MS workflows efficiently separated and detected organic solvents and additives (e.g., carbonate esters, vinylene carbonate) with MassHunter software for deconvolution and custom libraries.
• Q-TOF platforms facilitated precise identification of unknown degradation products by accurate mass, isotope patterns, MS/MS structure correlation, and statistical profiling.
Benefits and practical applications
These integrated analytical approaches enable:
- Comprehensive quality control of cathode/anode materials, electrolytes, and separators
- Performance optimization and safety assessment during R&D and production
- Rapid troubleshooting of cell degradation and gas-generation mechanisms
- Efficient recovery and quantification of valuable metals in recycling streams
Future trends and applications
Emerging needs in the battery sector will drive further innovation in high-throughput, on-line, and field-deployable analytics, coupled with automation and AI-driven data interpretation. Miniaturized sensors, real-time monitoring of cell health, and digital twins of battery systems will become integral to smart manufacturing and lifecycle management.
Conclusion
Agilent’s portfolio of atomic and molecular spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry, and gas-analysis solutions addresses critical challenges across the lithium-ion battery industry. By delivering robust, accurate, and high-resolution data, these technologies support material qualification, performance enhancement, safety assurance, and sustainable recycling.
References
- GB/T 20252-2014, Lithium Cobalt Oxide
- GB/T 24533-2019, Graphite Negative Electrode Materials
- GB/T 30835-2014, Lithium Iron Phosphate‐Carbon Composite Cathode Materials
- GB/T 30836-2014, Lithium Titanium Oxide Anode Materials
- IEC 62321, Determination of Hazardous Substances in Electrotechnical Products
- YS/T 582-2013, Battery Grade Lithium Carbonate
- GB/T 26008-2020, Battery Grade Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate
- GB/T 19282-2014, Analytic Method for Lithium Hexafluorophosphate
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