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

HARMONY项目旨在加强欧洲工业的独立性和竞争力，通过在中试规模上开发和验证从报废钕铁硼永磁体中提取稀土元素（ree）的创新、绿色和安全闭环回收过程，实现原材料的弹性价值链。回收循环包括EoL钕铁硼磁铁和WEEE废料的收集和拆解，通过间接回收过程回收稀土金属，通过三种直接回收方法生产再生钕铁硼粉末，用回收粉末制造磁铁，以及在最终用户应用中对回收磁铁进行验证。收集和回收步骤将在8个试点计划中实施，达到最终trl6 -7。直接和间接回收技术的结合将允许处理任何形式（烧结或粘合磁铁）含有钕铁硼的任何废料。再生钕铁硼磁体将用于与原粉磁体相同的应用，因为它们将表现出类似的性能。此外，它们将通过相同的路线进行回收。将制定一份传播、开发和沟通总体规划（DECMP），以最大限度地发挥HARMONYproject生命周期之外的影响。HARMONY将在新产品开发过程中以现有标准为基础，确保与市场条件兼容，并提高潜在客户的透明度。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，包括公民对话、政策问题、标准化和伦理在内的社会创新将被考虑，以克服使这些新技术在短期内难以在市场上引入的非技术障碍。

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.