ELECTROmonoLITH
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Selective electrochemical separation and recovery of lithium and other metals us...
Selective electrochemical separation and recovery of lithium and other metals using tailored monolith electrodes
The world is awakening to alarming environmental costs and geopolitical consequences of the ongoing Digital and Green revolution, which are replacing our reliance on fossil fuels with the one on critical raw materials (CRMs). Gove...
The world is awakening to alarming environmental costs and geopolitical consequences of the ongoing Digital and Green revolution, which are replacing our reliance on fossil fuels with the one on critical raw materials (CRMs). Governments are anxiously searching for alternative sources of supply, and the importance of technology leadership in the recovery of CRMs and other valuable elements from secondary sources is evident. ELECTROmonoLITH project will develop a new technology for selective recovery of lithium and other valuable metals (e.g., cobalt, nickel, copper) from complex waste streams and natural/anthropogenic brines such as battery recycling wastewater, e-waste leachate, and geothermal brines. Long-standing challenges of electrochemically switched ion exchange - poor material stability, low recovery rates and capacities, insufficient selectivity, and high energy costs, will be overcome by developing monolith electrodes with mass transfer-enhancing structure, tailored for highly selective capture of specific metals from multi-component solutions using surface-imprinted ion-selective recognition units. Highly ordered electrode architectures with accessible active sites for metal ion cycling will endow the monolith electrodes with high space-time yields, minimize the pressure drop and thus hydraulic energy requirements, and enable the production of large volumes of high purity CRM concentrates in a more energy-efficient way. Given the inherent modularity of electrochemical systems, their scalability, autonomous operation and easy coupling to renewable energy sources, as well as the possibility to integrate electro-extraction of target metals with electrooxidation of organic pollutants, ELECTROmonoLITH project has the potential to provide a platform technology for both resource recovery and wastewater treatment, and to respond to major challenges of the water-energy nexus.
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Duración del proyecto: 61 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2024-03-19
Fecha Fin: 2029-04-30
Fecha Fin: 2029-04-30
Línea de financiación: concedida
El organismo HORIZON EUROPE notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2024-03-19
Línea de financiación objetivo
El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
ERC-2023-COG:
ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS
Cerrada
hace 1 año
Presupuesto
El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a
2M€
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