Lithium-ion batteries have become an indispensable part of everyday life. They are used in cordless screwdrivers, smartphones and earbuds, as well as in e-bikes and electric vehicles. The manufacturing of lithium-ion battery cells...

Polyolefins, the polymers synthesized from olefinic monomers, are the major commercial thermoplastics. They are also important elastomers and the components of major thermoplastic elastomers. Polyethylene and polypropylene in volume are...