SOLUTION SHOWCASE
Advanced strategies for circular battery design, material recovery, and end of life management – Aimplas
Dimarts 08, 12:30h - 12:45h
| Discovery Stage
Open Access
2026-09-08 12:30
2026-09-08 12:45
Europe/Madrid
Advanced strategies for circular battery design, material recovery, and end of life management – Aimplas
Discovery Stage
The transition toward electrified mobility and sustainable energy systems requires advanced strategies for circular battery design, material recovery, and end-of-life management. AIMPLAS, the Technological Institute of Plastics, is a key European actor in this field through its participation in several R&D initiatives focused on the technical, environmental, and regulatory challenges of lithium-ion and next-generation batteries.
In the METALLON project, AIMPLAS has developed integrated methodologies for selective reuse, mechanical pre-treatment, black mass optimisation, and hydrometallurgical and bio-hydrometallurgical recovery of critical raw materials such as Li, Co, Ni, and Mn. These processes achieved extraction yields above 90% at laboratory scale and were validated at pilot scale. In RECRITIC, AIMPLAS has contributed to separation, concentration, and recovery technologies enabling safe battery discharge above 75% in short periods and efficient valorisation of black mass fractions.
The Horizon Europe FREE4LIB project develops 13 recycling technologies, eight reuse pathways, Design for Recycling concepts, and a Battery Passport methodology for data traceability and digital lifecycle management. AIMPLAS is also involved in sodium-ion battery technologies through SODIGREEN, which develops Na-ion batteries using solvent-free manufacturing, recycled cathode materials, sensor-integrated casings, and immersion-based liquid cooling systems for urban mobility applications.
In the RE-CELL project, AIMPLAS and its industrial partners are developing functional structural composites based on recycled carbon fibre with energy storage capacities of up to 70 Wh/kg. These materials reduce weight and environmental impact and support applications in aerospace and lightweight mobility.
The methodologies developed in METALLON, RECRITIC, FREE4LIB, SODIGREEN, and RE-CELL also provide a foundation for future Digital Product Passport-compliant data flows, covering material origin, battery chemistry, recycled content, recovery of critical raw materials, safety status, and environmental performance. Although DPP principles have not yet been implemented in these projects, their integration represents a clear next step to improve transparency, regulatory compliance, reuse, second-life deployment, and closed-loop recycling.
Together, these initiatives position AIMPLAS as a major contributor to Europe’s circular battery ecosystem by combining advanced materials research, innovative recycling technologies, and readiness for digital traceability frameworks.
The transition toward electrified mobility and sustainable energy systems requires advanced strategies for circular battery design, material recovery, and end-of-life management. AIMPLAS, the Technological Institute of Plastics, is a key European actor in this field through its participation in several R&D initiatives focused on the technical, environmental, and regulatory challenges of lithium-ion and next-generation batteries.
In the METALLON project, AIMPLAS has developed integrated methodologies for selective reuse, mechanical pre-treatment, black mass optimisation, and hydrometallurgical and bio-hydrometallurgical recovery of critical raw materials such as Li, Co, Ni, and Mn. These processes achieved extraction yields above 90% at laboratory scale and were validated at pilot scale. In RECRITIC, AIMPLAS has contributed to separation, concentration, and recovery technologies enabling safe battery discharge above 75% in short periods and efficient valorisation of black mass fractions.
The Horizon Europe FREE4LIB project develops 13 recycling technologies, eight reuse pathways, Design for Recycling concepts, and a Battery Passport methodology for data traceability and digital lifecycle management. AIMPLAS is also involved in sodium-ion battery technologies through SODIGREEN, which develops Na-ion batteries using solvent-free manufacturing, recycled cathode materials, sensor-integrated casings, and immersion-based liquid cooling systems for urban mobility applications.
In the RE-CELL project, AIMPLAS and its industrial partners are developing functional structural composites based on recycled carbon fibre with energy storage capacities of up to 70 Wh/kg. These materials reduce weight and environmental impact and support applications in aerospace and lightweight mobility.
The methodologies developed in METALLON, RECRITIC, FREE4LIB, SODIGREEN, and RE-CELL also provide a foundation for future Digital Product Passport-compliant data flows, covering material origin, battery chemistry, recycled content, recovery of critical raw materials, safety status, and environmental performance. Although DPP principles have not yet been implemented in these projects, their integration represents a clear next step to improve transparency, regulatory compliance, reuse, second-life deployment, and closed-loop recycling.
Together, these initiatives position AIMPLAS as a major contributor to Europe’s circular battery ecosystem by combining advanced materials research, innovative recycling technologies, and readiness for digital traceability frameworks.