Skip to main content
Ir a la página de inicio de la Comisión Europea (se abrirá en una nueva ventana)
español es
CORDIS - Resultados de investigaciones de la UE
CORDIS

Commercialisation of an inexpensive hydrometallurgical battery recycling technology

Objetivo

The rapid growth of electric vehicles and stationary energy storage is driving unprecedented demand for lithium-ion battery (LIB) materials, placing increasing pressure on geographically constrained supplies of critical raw materials such as lithium, nickel, graphene, and cobalt. The global LIB recycling market is projected to grow rapidly as electrification accelerates, yet current recycling technologies remain energy-intensive, slow, and dependent on complex chemical treatments that limit recovery efficiency and economic viability. In many regions, including Europe, insufficient downstream processing capacity further constrains the ability to recover and purify battery metals domestically, reinforcing reliance on overseas processing and increasing supply-chain vulnerability. Thus, there is an urgent need for low-cost, scalable, and energy-efficient recycling technologies capable of recovering critical metals at high yield.
Research from the PI’s group has demonstrated a transformative breakthrough: a redox-mediated hydrometallurgical process that rapidly dissolves metal-rich powder from spent batteries (black mass) at room temperature without sacrificial reagents, enabling fast extraction of valuable metals and compatibility with continuous-flow processing. Laboratory studies and independent evaluation have confirmed rapid kinetics, the potential for recyclable reagents and integration into existing recycling infrastructure, indicating a credible pathway toward cost-competitive domestic recycling of LIBs.
This project aims to take the essential technical and commercial steps required to bring this innovation toward market readiness: scaling the process from gram-scale to pilot-relevant operation, developing robust methods to isolate and purify metal salts, demonstrating a continuous process, conducting techno-economic and market validation, and engage with industrial partners across the recycling value chain to establish a clear route to commercial deployment.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

Este proyecto aún no se ha clasificado con EuroSciVoc.
Sugiera los ámbitos científicos que considere más relevantes y ayúdenos a mejorar nuestro servicio de clasificación.

Programa(s)

Tema(s)

Régimen de financiación

HORIZON-ERC-POC - HORIZON ERC Proof of Concept Grants

Ver todos los proyectos financiados en el marco de este régimen de financiación

Convocatoria de propuestas

(se abrirá en una nueva ventana) ERC-2026-POC

Ver todos los proyectos financiados en el marco de esta convocatoria

Institución de acogida

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 150 000,00
Dirección
TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS
CB2 1TN CAMBRIDGE
Reino Unido
Región
East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC
Tipo de actividad
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Enlaces
Coste total
Sin datos

Beneficiarios (1)