CSIR-NML Jamshedpur transfers tech on Lithium batteries recycling to Recyclib

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Jamshedpur, July 22: Recycling technology of lithium ion batteries was demonstrated at the CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, on Friday.

Recyclib Pvt. Ltd., Delhi had earlier signed an MoU with CSIR-NMLfor recycling technology of lithium ion batteries. The MoU was made for technology transfer of recycling of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) to recover metal/salts of Li, Co, Mn, Ni, Cu, Al, graphite and saleable plastics.

“The technological know-how is a closed-loop design to recover Li, Co, Mn, Ni, Cu, Al, plastics and graphite from black cathodic material of spent LIBs. Developed hydrometallurgical process flow-sheet to recover Li, Co, Mn, Cu, Ni as metals/salts and graphite from spent LIBs will be fine tuned by the samples supplied by the PARTY. The party will commercialize the technology as per the transferred Know-How of the CSIR-NML,” NML sources said.

“It is well known that in the past, CSIR-NML has transferred a number of technologies to national and international industries and research organisations. Recyclib Pvt. Ltd., Delhi will process the LIBs and extract the non-ferrous metals viz.Li, Co, Mn, Cu, Al, Ni, etc. and a part of that they will recycle all the materials present in it based on zero waste concepts,” said an official.

On this auspicious occasion, Dr. Indranil Chattoraj, Director CSIR-NML, was present along with Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Head of Department, Dr. Manis Kumar Jha, Project Leader, and many others. The Director of M/sRecyclib Pvt. Ltd., Mohit Garg and Surendra Garg were also present during the programme.

The NML Director said, “In recent past NML has transferred a number of indigenous technology to Indian company and hope in future we can transfer more to make India as e-waste free society”.