RHINOCEROS Batteries reuse and direct production of high performances cathodic and anodic materials and other raw materials from batteries recycling using low cost and environmentally friendly technologies
Research Project, 2022
– 2026
When the battery of an electric car comes to the end of its life, it is not inactive but has a capacity of at least 75 %. Therefore, it can be repurposed for up to a decade in applications such as stationary energy storage. The EU-funded RHINOCEROS project will seek economical and environmentally friendly routes for reusing, repurposing, reconditioning and recycling end-of-life batteries. Researchers plan to develop a smart system enabling the automated classification of battery materials and the reassembly of working modules in new repurposed batteries. Furthermore, they will investigate ways to cheaply produce high-performance materials for the anode and cathode from the recycled materials. Project achievements will help prevent Europe’s technological dependence on other parts of the world.
Participants
Burcak Ebin (contact)
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material
Yigit Akbas
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material
Nils Zachmann
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material
Collaborations
Accurec Recycling
Krefeld, Germany
Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associacion
Terrassa, Spain
Arkema France
Colombes, France
ECO RECYCLING SOCIETA A RESPONSABILITA LIMITATA
Rom, Italy
Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Mol, Belgium
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.Ş.
Istanbul, Turkey
HYDROMETAL SA
Engis, Belgium
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
PNO Consultants
Zaventem, Belgium
Sapienza University of Rome
Roma, Italy
TES RECUPYL SAS
Domene, France
University of Agder
Kristiansand, Norway
WATT4EVER
Woluwe St Lambert, Belgium
Funding
European Commission (EC)
Project ID: EC/HE/101069685
Funding Chalmers participation during 2022–2026
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Production
Areas of Advance
Energy
Areas of Advance
Chalmers Materials Analysis Laboratory
Infrastructure