Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TODE20240417002
- Term of Validity
- 17 April 2024 - 17 April 2025
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A German SME with unique know-how, innovative processes and facilities for lithium battery recycling and lithium recovery in high yields is interested in joining European research projects where they can contribute their know-how and further investigate and scale processes.
- Full Description
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A German company is one of the first recycling companies in Europe that can recover lithium in high yields from LIB (Li-Ion) batteries for various applications.
The company‘s technology is characterized by its market maturity. It is also the first in the EU to be able to separate lithium carbonate with a high degree of purity in addition to a cobalt, nickel and manganese concentrate. The market maturity and high purity of strategic metals are unique selling points compared to all other projects, most of which are still on a pilot plant scale. In addition, the CLIMA process (CO2-minimized recycling of lithium-ion batteries) is characterized by low power consumption, better economic efficiency and minimized need for operating resources compared to other processes.
Deactivation of LIBs is a new key process in upstream in terms of capacity and costs, the scalability of deactivation process is a crucial success factor. The quality of recycled black mass is determined by the upstream process.
Lithium separation from black mass requires a completely new approach. The scalability of the lithium recycling process is a crucial success factor.
There are thus stll many aspects for further investigation, in order to establish a functional recycling industry in EU. The German company is interested in joining relevant research projects. - Advantages and Innovations
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Advantages of the German company’s processes:
• Transparent process
• Maximum resource recovery
• Minimum use of energy
• Lowest possible emissions - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the GoalGoal 12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionGoal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The German company would like to partner with industrial companies, universities and research organisations to participate in relevant R&D projects where they can contribute their know-how.
The German company already has experience in European projects.
Horizon, and other EU programmes with opportunities for projects in environment, raw materials, recycling and strategic metals are of interest. - Type and Size of Partner
- OtherR&D InstitutionUniversitySME 50 - 249SME <=10SME 11-49Big company
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 10003004 - Recycling, Recovery04001003 - Storage of electricity, batteries
- Market keywords
- 03002 - Batteries08004002 - Chemical and solid material recycling
- Sector Groups Involved
- Renewable Energy
- Targeted countries
- All countries