Discovery and Development of a breakthrough Li-Ion battery recycling technology
BACKGROUND
Electrification of the economy using renewable electricity is considered one of the major pathways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Electrification at large-scale is only possible using batteries at a global scale. Lithium-ion batteries are the dominant type of battery for this application. However, lithium-ion batteries have a limited life space and producing new ones from virgin materials is environmentally unsustainable.
When Li-ion batteries reach their end of life, they are either sent to landfill or recycled using environmentally unsustainable technologies. These technologies are only commercially viable at large-scale, which has limited their implementation due to safety hazards and costs associated with Li-ion battery handling and stockpiling.
Our client desires an environmentally sustainable and economically viable technology to recycle Li-ion batteries. This technology was to be genuinely differentiable from current technologies being explored by other industry players. The technology must be suitable for small-scale and distributed recycling operations.
OUR WORK
Key results
We discovered and developed a first-of-a-kind recycling technology. We secured tier 1 industry partners and secured our clients’ first commercial customers.
We developed a modular technology that can reduce the cost of recycling to a third of the current benchmark.
We proved our client’s technology at a laboratory scale. We have achieved an over 95% recovery rate in less than eight months.
We secured the interest of a tier 1 engineering and manufacturing partner for a smooth and rapid transition of technology from the current development phase to the production phase.
We secured the interest of a tier 1 customer for our clients, negotiated an MOU and executed one.
Services included…
Technology scouting
Market analysis and modelling
Technical due diligence
Pre-feasibility techno-economic studies
Prototype rig design, construction, and setup
Design and execution of R&D programs
Scale-up and Piloting
Digital twin development
Technical Handbook development
Know-how and patent protection
Process and rector design
Risk management and mitigation
CLIENT STATEMENT
“Scimita Ventures delivered an extraordinary outcome that fully met the objectives of the opportunity! I’m absolutely impressed by the results; they exceeded my expectations. They provided a distinctive solution that excelled both technically and commercially.”
