FREE4LIB aims to develop at TRL 5-6 technologies to achieve 6 new sustainable and efficient processes to recycle EOL LIBs (dismantling, pre-treatment and 4 materials recovery processes) delivering innovative recycling solutions to reach highly efficient materials recovery (metal oxides, metals and polymers) improving the supply of secondary resources at EU level. FREE4LIB also will deliver 3 processes aiming at metals and polymers re-using and electrode synthesis for re-manufacturing new LIBs, and it will study options to harness non-reusable elements.
It will also deliver a Battery Passport (BP) methodology to improve processes traceability. Besides, 2 Open Platforms will be deployed: BP and Data-driven models for the process’s optimisation. At end, to validate and spread FREE4LIB: new LIBs will be assembled on battery packs and engagement activities with citizens, policymakers and battery stakeholder will be carried out, respectively.
THE ROLE OF FBK
FBK leads the package of activities “End-of-life LIBs Collection and Characterisation, Digital Tools and Battery Passports deployment” and is involved in the following technical tasks:
- Analysis of LIBs EOL value chain and data collection
- LIBs and material characterization
- Electrochemical characterization
- Material characterization
- Recycling-oriented data analysis and modelling platform
- Cloud battery recycling platform: framework and deployment
- Physics-based and data-driven models for cells and recycling process
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Project Acronym
FREE4LIB
Project Name
Feasible REcovery of critical raw materials through a new circular Ecosystem FOR a Li-Ion Battery cross-value chain in Europe
Funding programme
Horizon Europe
Project Coordinator
FUNDACION CARTIF (Spain)
Starting date
September, 2022
Ending date
August 2026
Duration
48 months
Project ID
101069890
EU grant
9.283.175 EUR
This project has received funding from the Horizon Europe programme, under the Grant n°101069890. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
