{"id":37238,"date":"2023-09-13T11:45:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T10:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=37238"},"modified":"2023-09-13T11:45:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T10:45:15","slug":"basf-and-nanotech-energy-partner-on-lithium-battery-recycling-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/basf-and-nanotech-energy-partner-on-lithium-battery-recycling-project\/37238\/","title":{"rendered":"BASF and Nanotech Energy partner on first \u2018closed-loop\u2019 lithium battery recycling process in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"
The lithium battery recycling project will be the first closed-loop system<\/a> in the US, helping to decarbonise North American battery production significantly.<\/p>\n The collaboration will see BASF, an industry-leading producer of battery materials, develop cathode active materials from recycled metals in Battle Creek, Michigan.<\/p>\n These recycled battery materials will then be used to produce new lithium-ion batteries by Nanotech Energy \u2013 experts in graphene-based energy storage products.<\/p>\n Utilising recycled battery materials is expected to reduce the carbon emissions from lithium battery production by around a quarter compared to using primary metals from mines.<\/p>\n BASF is on a mission to create a circular economy for batteries worldwide. BASF has already established a battery recycling capacity in Europe and is providing recycling services and cathode active material from recycled metals as a closed-loop in Asia.<\/p>\n Now, BASF is turning its attention to the West. The North American venture will also collaborate with American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) and TODA Advanced Materials Inc. (TODA).<\/p>\n Both organisations\u2019 expertise will be crucial to the project, as ABTC is an experienced lithium battery recycling company in Reno, Nevada, and TODA has decades of experience in manufacturing specialised precursors for cathode active material (pCAM).<\/p>\n Daniel Sch\u00f6nfelder, Senior Vice President of Battery Base Metals and Recycling at BASF, commented: \u201cOur partnership with Nanotech, ABTC, and TODA marks an important step for BASF\u2019s global battery recycling business.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, we are establishing the first closed-loop system in North America. This enables BASF and Nanotech to produce lithium-ion batteries with locally recycled content.\u201d<\/p>\n Battery scrap and off-spec material from Nanotech\u2019s pilot plant in California and from its scheduled commercial facility will be recycled by ABTC.<\/p>\n These recovered battery materials, such as nickel<\/a>, cobalt, manganese, and lithium<\/a>, will then be employed by TODA and BASF to develop new precursors and cathode active materials, respectively.<\/p>\n These recycled battery materials will be then used again by Nanotech to produce new lithium batteries \u2013 creating a circular economy in North America.<\/p>\n Curtis Collar, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Nanotech Energy, explained: \u201cBy working together, our four companies can pool their expertise and drive better and more sustainable outcomes for the entire North American electric vehicle<\/a> and consumer electronics industries.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a major milestone among the ongoing advances and growth of the lithium-ion battery market, and we are proud to play such a key role in the reduction of CO2<\/sub>\u00a0emissions along the battery value chain.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BASF and Nanotech Energy have partnered to create a lithium battery recycling system that will cut battery production emissions by 25%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":37244,"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":[24203,24412],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEstablishing a circular economy for battery materials<\/h3>\n
How will the process work?<\/h3>\n