ReLiB:
Our Areas of Research
Since its inception, ReLiB has pursued a high-technology, science- and safety-led approach to the challenges of managing EoL EV LIBs in three complementary work streams. The ReLiB project will continue its open and collaborative research ethos organized into the following three, closely cooperating work streams:
Data Driven Pack Handling
WS1
- WP1.1 Fundamental Cell Metrology
- WP1.2 In-line Testing & Battery Preparation
- WP1.3 Data-Driven Decision Making*
Materials Extraction
WS2
- WP2.1 Electrode Extraction
- WP2.2 Black Mass Valorization
- WP2.3 Delamination & Debinding
Materials Refining
WS3
- WP3.1 Leaching & Extraction
- WP3.2 Electrolyte Recovery & Regeneration
- WP3.3 Active Material Upcycling
- WP3.4 Biological Recovery
- WP3.5 Short-loop Recycling
- WP3.6 Direct Recycling*
Remanufacturing & Testing
WS4
- WP4.1 Benchmarking of WS3 Processes
- WP4.2 Design for Disassembly*
- WP4.3 Long-term Testing of Recovered Materials*
Designing Recycling Processes
WS5
- WP5.1 Holistic Assessment of Sustainability*
- WP5.2 LCA & TEA
- WP5.3 Process Optimisation
- WP5.4 Design for Recycling*
* Work based on exploratory studies in previous phases considered