Strudel3D project

Modeling and simulation of batteries electrodes by extrusion process

Granted by the MITI of CNRS. 2023, 2024 + (2025, 2026 for the PhD grant),
within the program "80|Prime" (Call 2022-2023).
Under the joint auspices of CNRS Mathematics (INSMI) and CNRS Chimie (INC)
Hosted at Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), Amiens (80) France

Keywords: batteries, numerical simulation, extrusion, optimization, machine learning

Members: (alphabetical order)

• Mark Asch (LAMFA) web
• Jean-Paul Chehab (LAMFA) web
• Loïc Dupont (LRCS) web
• Alejandro Franco (LRCS) web
• Sylvie Grugeon (LRCS) web
• Paul Vigneaux (LAMFA) web

PhD student: a 3 years grant. This position is filled. Start: Feb 2024. Pei Sun (MSc Paris-Saclay, 2023)

Article / Preprint(s):
Discrete Element Method modeling of an extrusion process with recirculation for dry manufacturing of Lithium-Ion battery electrodes. P. Sun, P. Vigneaux, A. A. Franco. Accepted June, 2025 in Batteries & Supercaps. DOI Preprint Graphical abstract :

Assessing Mesoscale Heterogeneities in Hard Carbon Electrodes through FIB-SEM Characterization, Manufacturing and Electrochemical Modeling. S. Saravanan, I. Cardenas Sierra, P. Sun, H. Raj, D. Duranti, M. Nafees, E. Rossi, M. Sebastiani, P. Vigneaux, M. Petit, M. Moreaud, F. Fernandez, and A. A. Franco. Submitted December, 1st 2025. Preprint ChemRxiv

Conferences:
- Solvent-Free Electrode Manufacturing for Next-Generation Batteries: A DEM Study on Extrusion Process. Pei Sun, Paul Vigneaux, Alejandro Franco. SWISS BATTERY DAYS 2025, Aug 2025, Zurich, Switzerland. Web
- Solvent-Free Electrode Manufacturing for Next-Generation Batteries - A DEM Study on Extrusion Process. Pei Sun, Paul Vigneaux, Alejandro Franco. MRS Fall Meeting, Dec 2025, Boston (MA), USA. Symposium EN03. Web

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