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Subproject 01: Material Recovery

 

Lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of at the end of their life cycle. Current methods for recycling batteries are energy-intensive and only recover a small amount of the materials inside the battery. Subproject 1 therefore aims to optimise and enhance a recycling process developed by KYBURZ Switzerland in which active battery materials are separated in a water bath. This allows materials such as copper, aluminium, lithium, manganese, nickel, graphite, and cobalt to be recovered – still in top quality – and then sold on or used to produce new batteries.
Research partners:
– Empa – Technology and Society Laboratory – Contact: nora.bartolome@empa.ch
– BFH – Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems I3S – Contact: axel.fuerst@bfh.ch

Implementation partners:
– Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland SA
– Kyburz Switzerland AG
– Leclanché SA

Subproject 01: Material Recovery

 

Lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of at the end of their life cycle. Current methods for recycling batteries are energy-intensive and only recover a small amount of the materials inside the battery. Subproject 1 therefore aims to optimise and enhance a recycling process developed by KYBURZ Switzerland in which active battery materials are separated in a water bath. This allows materials such as copper, aluminium, lithium, manganese, nickel, graphite, and cobalt to be recovered – still in top quality – and then sold on or used to produce new batteries.
Research partners:
– Empa – Technology and Society Laboratory – Contact: nora.bartolome@empa.ch
– BFH – Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems I3S – Contact: axel.fuerst@bfh.ch

Implementation partners:
– Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland SA
– Kyburz Switzerland AG
– Leclanché SA

Subproject 01: Material Recovery

 

Lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of at the end of their life cycle. Current methods for recycling batteries are energy-intensive and only recover a small amount of the materials inside the battery. Subproject 1 therefore aims to optimise and enhance a recycling process developed by KYBURZ Switzerland in which active battery materials are separated in a water bath. This allows materials such as copper, aluminium, lithium, manganese, nickel, graphite, and cobalt to be recovered – still in top quality – and then sold on or used to produce new batteries.
Research partners:
– Empa – Technology and Society Laboratory – Contact: nora.bartolome@empa.ch
– BFH – Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems I3S – Contact: axel.fuerst@bfh.ch

Implementation partners:
– Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland SA
– Kyburz Switzerland AG
– Leclanché SA

Subproject 02: Cell Manufacturing

 

The process of drying battery electrodes after coating is by far the most energy-intensive step in producing a lithium-ion battery cell. A dry electrode coating would eliminate the need for this step, leading to substantial energy and cost savings. The objective of Subproject 2 is to develop a dry, solvent-free electrode coating process. The key here is developing an innovative polymer binder that is suitable for dry electrode coating and guarantees long-term charging/discharging cycle stability. The binder also needs to be water-soluble and biodegradable so that it is compatible with the recycling process developed in Subproject 01.

Research partners:
– Empa – Materials for Energy Conversion Laboratory – Contact: corsin.battaglia@empa.ch

Implementation partners:
– Bühler Group
– Leclanché SA

Subproject 01: Material Recovery

 

Lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of at the end of their life cycle. Current methods for recycling batteries are energy-intensive and only recover a small amount of the materials inside the battery. Subproject 1 therefore aims to optimise and enhance a recycling process developed by KYBURZ Switzerland in which active battery materials are separated in a water bath. This allows materials such as copper, aluminium, lithium, manganese, nickel, graphite, and cobalt to be recovered – still in top quality – and then sold on or used to produce new batteries.
Research partners:
– Empa – Technology and Society Laboratory – Contact: nora.bartolome@empa.ch
– BFH – Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems I3S – Contact: axel.fuerst@bfh.ch

Implementation partners:
– Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland SA
– Kyburz Switzerland AG
– Leclanché SA