HARMONY: Holistic Approach to enhance the Recyclability of rare-earth permanent Magnets Obtained from aNY waste stream

HARMONY：提高从废物流中获得的稀土永磁体可回收性的整体方法

• 批准号: 10094315
• 金额: $ 42.16万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10094315
• 关键词: HARMONY; Holistic; Approach; enhance; Recyclability

HARMONY project aims at strengthening the independency and the competitiveness of European industry, enabling a resilience valuechain of raw materials by developing and validating at pilot scale an innovative, green and safe closed-loop recycling process of Rare EarthElements (REEs) from End-of-Life (EoL) NdFeB permanent magnets. The recycling loop encompasses the collection and dismantlingof EoL NdFeB magnets and WEEE scrap, the recovery of REE metals through an indirect recycling process, the production of recycledNdFeB powder via three direct recycling methods, the manufacturing of magnets from the recycled powder, and the validation of therecycled magnets in end-user applications. Collection and recycling steps will be implemented in 8 pilot plans reaching a final TRLof 6-7. The combination of direct and indirect recycling technologies will allow dealing with any scrap containing NdFeB in any form(sintered or bonded magnets). The recycled NdFeB magnets will be used in the same applications as the magnets made from primarypowder, since they will exhibit comparable properties. Additionally, they will be recyclable via the same routes. A Dissemination,Exploitation, and communication Master Plan (DECMP) will be developed to maximize the impact beyond the lifetime of HARMONYproject. HARMONY will build upon existing standards during the development of the novel products, ensuring compatibility with marketconditions and increasing transparency for prospective customers. The economic, environmental and social viability of these processeswill be demonstrated via Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA).Furthermore, social innovation including citizen dialogue, policy issues, standardization and ethics will be considered to overcome thenon-technological barriers that make difficult to introduce these novel technologies at the short term in the market.

HARMONY项目旨在加强欧洲工业的独立性和竞争力，通过开发和验证中试规模的创新，绿色和安全的稀土元素（REEs）闭环回收工艺，实现原材料的弹性价值链。回收循环包括EoL NdFeB磁体和WEBs废料的收集和处理，通过间接回收工艺回收REE金属，通过三种直接回收方法生产经处理的NdFeB粉末，用回收粉末制造磁体，以及在最终用户应用中验证回收磁体。收集和回收步骤将在8个试点计划中实施，最终TRL为6-7。直接和间接回收技术的结合将允许处理任何形式（烧结或粘结磁体）的任何含有NdFeB的废料。回收的NdFeB磁体将用于与由初级粉末制成的磁体相同的应用中，因为它们将表现出相当的性能。此外，它们将通过相同的路线回收。将制定一个传播、利用和沟通总体规划（DECMP），以最大限度地扩大HARMONY项目生命周期之外的影响。HARMONY将在开发新产品的过程中建立在现有标准的基础上，确保与市场条件的兼容性，并为潜在客户增加透明度。这些过程的经济、环境和社会可行性将通过生命周期评估（LCA）、社会生命周期评估（S-LCA）和生命周期成本分析（LCCA）来证明。此外，还将考虑社会创新，包括公民对话、政策问题、标准化和道德，以克服非技术障碍，这些障碍使这些新技术难以在短期内推向市场。