CRYOSTAT

The aim of the CRYOSTAT project is to develop safe and innovative recycling solutions for lithium-ion batteries, with a strong focus on improving the recovery of critical raw materials and enabling their re-use in new battery applications.

A key aspect of the project is the integration of cryogenic pre-treatment technologies to improve the safety, efficiency, and selectivity of the recycling process.

If successful, CRYOSTAT contributes to a more circular battery ecosystem and strengthens Flanders’ position in battery recycling.

Within CRYOSTAT, the partners work on the development of technologies and approaches that can improve both the safety and the economic viability of battery recycling.

The project specifically focuses on:

• developing safe recycling routes based on cryogenic pre-treatment to reduce safety risks.
• improving the purification of anode and cathode materials improving the purification of anode and cathode materials recovered from black mass.
• investigating innovative techniques to regenerate recovered cathode materials, including graphite, for re-use in new batteries.
• enabling an economically viable recycling route for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.
• exploring purification and direct recycling strategies for graphite and cathode materials.
• strengthening collaboration between industrial and research partners, as well as with the broader Flemish ecosystem active in battery recycling and critical raw material recovery.

For more information, contact MateriNex at info [at] materinex.be (info[at]materinex[dot]be) or reach out directly to the CRYOSTAT project coordinator: Tim De Schryver