A crucial finding of the new study was that the hydrometallurgical process can be carried out at room temperature. This has not been previously tested before, but can yield major advantages in the form of reduced environmental impacts, lower costs for recycling the batteries, and means the process can be conducted considerably quicker than originally believed.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur research can make a huge difference for developers in this area. In some cases, it can be as much as reducing the temperature from between 60-80 \u00b0C, down to room temperature, and from several hours to just 30 minutes,\u201d explained Burcak Ebin, researcher at the Department for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Chalmers and one of the main authors of the article.<\/p>\n

If recycling of EV batteries is to reach the volumes essential for the future, the costs must be radically reduced, which means that improving the recycling processes is a crucial requirement.<\/p>\n

Petranikova concluded that: \u201cTo reduce the costs, we need to cut the steps in the recycling process. We are working on several projects with that aim right now, and close collaborations and good communication between researchers and the developers of the technology will be extremely important for us to succeed with the challenges we face.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs researchers we see a vital need to agree on a global standard for a maximum number of metals in these batteries.\u201d<\/p>\n

This research has been published in the journal Waste Management<\/em>, carried out by some of the world\u2019s foremost experts in the field, and represents a vital step towards the electromobility society of the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A research team from Chalmers University of Technology (CUT) have developed an optimised recycling process for EV batteries. Why is this process required to meet the growing demand of EVs? As the consumer desire for Electric Vehicles (EVs) grows, as does the necessity for the recycling and recovery processes required for EV batteries. Thus, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":18670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24425],"tags":[24203,582,24161,24163],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n