Lithium-ion battery recycling: The ReLieVe project confirms the success of the technology developed by Eramet
January 18, 2022 at 04:05 am EST
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Lithium-ion battery recycling: The ReLieVe project confirms the success of the technology developed by Eramet
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After several years of R&D, Eramet's teams and their partners - Suez, Chimie ParisTech and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology - gathered since January 2020 for the ReLieVe (Recycling of Li-ion batteries for Electric Vehicles) collaborative project, have demonstrated their ability to recycle Li-ion batteries in a closed-loop process with a high level of performance.
Several test campaigns supported by EIT RawMaterials and conducted on a laboratory scale and then on a pilot scale at the Eramet group's innovation center in Trappes, near Paris, have made it possible to recover all valuable elements - nickel, cobalt, lithium and manganese - and transform them into new battery-grade metals.
The solution developed covers all the stages of the value chain, from the collection and dismantling of end-of-life batteries based on the expertise of the Suez group to the recovery in the form of battery-grade metal salts by hydrometallurgical means. The process developed makes it possible to treat batteries at the end of their lives but also manufacturing scraps from gigafactories.
Based in particular on the unique know-how of Eramet in mineralurgy and hydrometallurgy, the process guarantees high recovery yields that position it beyond the requirements of future European regulations.
The completion of piloting steps as part of the ReLieVe project and the results obtained mark an important milestone in the long-term development of an industrial recycling solution adapted to the European market.
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Eramet, a global mining and metallurgical group, is a key player in the extraction and valorisation of metals (manganese, nickel, mineral sands) and the elaboration and transformation of alloys with a high added value (high-speed steels, high-performance steels, superalloys, aluminium and titanium alloys).
The group supports the energy transition by developing activities with high growth potential. These include lithium extraction and refining, and recycling.
Eramet positions itself as the privileged partner of its customers in sectors that include carbon and stainless steel, aerospace, pigments, energy, and new battery generations.
Building on its operating excellence, the quality of its investments and the expertise of its employees, the group leverages an industrial, managerial and societal model that is virtuous and value-accretive.
Net sales break down by family of products mainly between manganese (60.8%), nickel (30.6%), and mineralized sands (8.5%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (1.3%), Europe (20.4%), China (31.1%), Asia (29%), North America (12.4%), Africa (2.3%), Oceania (2.2%) and South America (1.3%).
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