I-Corps: Non-destructive separation technologies for Li-ion battery recycling

I-Corps：锂离子电池回收的无损分离技术

• 批准号: 1855197
• 负责人: Lei Pan
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Michigan Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-11-01 至 2019-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1855197&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Non; destructive; separation; technologies

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is that it benefits automotive OEM, battery recycling, consumer electronics, energy storage, and battery manufacturing industry. The proposed innovation will enable a reduction in the cost of new Li-ion batteries by 25%. The proposed innovation minimizes the use of raw materials from mining, enables the long-term material availability, stabilizes the supply chain, and reduces the life-cycle cost. Additionally, recycling Li-ion batteries using the proposed innovation generates zero secondary wastes and thus minimizes environmental footprint. From the I-Corps curriculum training, if a clear go decision is made, this project will lead to an establishment of a new company that creates jobs, opens new business opportunities, and benefits both the environment and society. The success of this I-Corps project will accelerate technology commercialization and attract third-party funding. This I-Corps project explores market needs of this non-destructive separation technology for waste Li-ion batteries. The team proposes to conduct at least 100 face-to-face interviews with potential customers to obtain first-hand evidence to validate business model, determines the supply chain of Li-ion battery manufacturing industry and recycling industry, and define customer segments and corresponding value propositions. The proposed technology separates and recovers valuable materials while preserving their original functional integrity. The upcycled active battery materials can be reused in new Li-ion batteries. The proposed solution is much more energy efficient and cost effective compared to the existing processes, for which both processes involve a conversion of active cathode materials to metal alloys or metal ions in solution. The proposed innovation works for any types of Li-ion batteries. The proposed innovation does not generate secondary wastes. This project will train one graduate student as an entrepreneur. The EL will gain hands-on experience of conducting customer discovery and developing a business model canvas.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个i-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是，它将使汽车OEM、电池回收、消费电子、能源储存和电池制造行业受益。拟议中的创新将使新锂离子电池的成本降低25%。拟议的创新最大限度地减少了采矿原材料的使用，实现了材料的长期可用，稳定了供应链，并降低了生命周期成本。此外，使用拟议的创新回收锂离子电池产生零二次废物，从而将环境足迹降至最低。从i-Corps的课程培训来看，如果做出明确的GO决定，这个项目将导致建立一家新的公司，创造就业机会，打开新的商业机会，并造福于环境和社会。I-Corps项目的成功将加速技术商业化，并吸引第三方资金。这个i-Corps项目探索了废旧锂离子电池无损分离技术的市场需求。该团队建议与潜在客户进行至少100次面对面访谈，以获取第一手证据来验证商业模式，确定锂离子电池制造行业和回收行业的供应链，并确定客户细分和相应的价值主张。这项拟议的技术可以分离和回收有价值的材料，同时保持其原始功能的完整性。更新后的活性电池材料可以在新的锂离子电池中重复使用。与现有工艺相比，建议的解决方案更具能效和成本效益，现有工艺都涉及将活性阴极材料转化为溶液中的金属合金或金属离子。这项拟议的创新适用于任何类型的锂离子电池。拟议的创新不会产生二次废物。这个项目将把一名研究生培养成一名企业家。EL将获得进行客户发现和开发商业模式画布的实践经验。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。