NUOVOpb - A unique Lead Acid Battery (LAB) recycling technology to reduce CO2 emissions by 89%, reduce waste by 81%, and transform the battery recycling industry

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• 批准号: 104130
• 金额: $ 47.36万
• 依托单位: AURELIUS ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=104130
• 关键词: NUOVOpb; unique; Lead; Acid; Battery

"Lead Acid Batteries (LABs) are a vital and widely-used technology. Invented in 1859, LABs are the most mature rechargeable battery technology available, making up half the global demand for rechargeable batteries.To meet recycling targets, in developed economies, the lead metal from waste LABs is smelted in furnaces at 1,100C. This energy intensive ""pyrometallurgical"" process is highly polluting and only economically viable at large-scale, resulting in hazardous waste shipment across borders. In developing countries, lead is recycled at very small scale, using crude, open furnaces, which is hazardous to human health and the environment. Globally, 26 million people are at risk of lead poisoning, with diseases leading to the loss of 9 million Disability Adjusted Life Years. The major cause of lead poisoning is unsafe battery recycling.The University of Cambridge has invented a new ""hydrometallurgical"" process that is highly energy efficient, clean, scalable and cost effective. Aurelius Environmental has the exclusive license to exploit this novel technology, ""NUOVOpb"", globally. NUOVOpb reduces the carbon footprint of LAB recycling by up to 89%, eliminates SOx and NOx pollutants, and is economically viable even at small scale (1,000 tonnes/yr). Crucially, it produces lead oxide directly (normally produced through a secondary process), and the unique nano crystalline structure of this lead oxide improves the energy density in new LABs by 30% and provides a 50% longer life. NUOVOpb will transform the growing, global battery recycling industry, which has an expected value of £8 billion in 2024\. The huge market opportunity for NUOVOpb is, however, restricted by the cost and availability of the primary reagent used. This project will develop reagent substitutes to enable us to meet global demand for our technology, contribute to sustainability and growing our business."

“铅酸电池（LAB）是一种重要且广泛使用的技术。LAB发明于1859年，是目前最成熟的可充电电池技术，占全球可充电电池需求的一半。为了达到回收目标，在发达经济体，废LAB中的铅金属在1,100摄氏度的熔炉中熔炼。这种能源密集型“火法冶金“工艺污染严重，只有大规模进行才具有经济可行性，导致危险废物越境运输。在发展中国家，铅的回收规模很小，使用的是粗制的开放式熔炉，这对人类健康和环境都是有害的。在全球范围内，有2600万人面临铅中毒的风险，这些疾病导致900万残疾调整寿命年的损失。铅中毒的主要原因是不安全的电池回收。剑桥大学发明了一种新的“湿法冶金”工艺，该工艺具有高能效、清洁、可扩展和成本效益。Aurelius Environmental拥有在全球范围内开发这项新技术“NUOVOpb”的独家许可。NUOVOpb可将LAB回收的碳足迹减少高达89%，消除SOx和NOx污染物，即使在小规模（1，000吨/年）下也具有经济可行性。最重要的是，它直接产生氧化铅（通常通过二次工艺产生），这种氧化铅独特的纳米晶体结构将新LAB的能量密度提高了30%，寿命延长了50%。NUOVOpb将改变不断增长的全球电池回收行业，预计到2024年该行业的价值将达到80亿英镑。然而，NUOVOpb的巨大市场机会受到所用主要试剂的成本和可用性的限制。该项目将开发试剂替代品，使我们能够满足全球对我们技术的需求，促进可持续发展和业务增长。"