BEYOND STATE-OF-THE-ART BATTERY RECYCLING BY INCREASING THE SELECTIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF EFFICIENT PRE-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES

The overall aim of BeyondBattRec is to develop and optimize the safe, sustainable and efficient preprocessing of the end of life (EoL) Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs), that can enable—via innovative technological developments, strategies and protocols entailing from battery sorting to separation into purified materials—(i) 95% recovery of critical raw materials (Li, Co, Ni and graphite), and current collectors Al and Cu, (ii) >70% reutilization of the EoL LiBs weight (iii) >50 % reduction in carbon emission (iv) 95% recovery of non-metallic elements (electrolytes, polymers and solvent) in recycling EoL LiBs. The project will support the policy needs of the European Green Deal and visions and objectives of BATT4EU partnership by contributing to the development of competitive, sustainable and circular European battery value chain through implementation of Best Available Technologies in battery recycling.

The BeyondBattRec project aims to make lithium-ion battery recycling safer, greener, and more efficient. It seeks to: Recover 95% of key materials like lithium and cobalt; Reuse over 70% of battery weight; Cut carbon emissions by 50%; Recover 95% of non-metal parts.