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Innovative reuse and recycling methods for the extraction of high value-added raw materials in lithium-ion batteries

The METALLON project aims to address the main current problems in lithium-ion battery recycling with the aim of recovering metals, minerals and other high-value materials.
Acronym

METALLON

Reference code

INNEST/2023/302

Description

The transition towards climate neutrality requires a parallel strategy that allows the supply of valuable materials necessary for the development of energy storage, management and control technologies to be sustainable in the long term, requiring a thorough review of all geological resource extraction activities on the planet.  to ensure their social, environmental and economic sustainability. In this sense, Lithium Ion Batteries (LIBs) have a high content of metals such as Ni, Co, Li and Mn. However, nowadays, after exhausting their useful life, they end up in landfills.  To respond to this problem, the METALLON project will study the reconditioning and reuse of Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) in different sectors such as mobility or electrical-electronics. Likewise, the recycling and recovery processes of LIBs waste will be designed and optimized through the improvement and research of the technologies and processes involved in the separation and recovery of metals, minerals and other high-value materials.

 

Developers of the project
School of Engineering
Research Group on Environmental Engineering (GI2AM)
Keywords

baterias ion litio; reciclaje; biolixiviación; LIBs

Principal investigators:
  • Alvarez Hornos, Francisco Javier
  • PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
  • Secretari/a de Departament
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Start date
2023 September
End date
2025 December
Funding agencies:

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Partners:

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Project type
  • GVA - AVI - Complementary actions to promote and strengthen innovation