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

“铅酸电池(实验室)是一项重要且广泛使用的技术。实验室发明于1859年，是现有的最成熟的可充电电池技术，占全球可充电电池需求的一半。为了实现回收目标，在发达经济体，废弃实验室中的铅金属在1100摄氏度的熔炉中熔炼。这种能源密集型的“火法冶金”过程污染严重，只有在经济上大规模可行，才会导致危险废物跨境运输。在发展中国家，铅的回收规模很小，使用粗糙的露天熔炉，这对人类健康和环境都是有害的。在全球，有2600万人面临铅中毒的风险，疾病导致900万个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，它具有高能效、清洁、可扩展和成本效益高的特点。奥雷利乌斯环境公司拥有在全球范围内开发这项名为“”NUOVOpb“”的新技术的独家许可证。NUOVOpb将实验室回收的碳足迹减少高达%，消除SOx和NOx污染物，即使是小规模(1,000吨/年)，在经济上也是可行的。至关重要的是，它直接产生氧化铅(通常通过二次工艺生产)，这种氧化铅独特的纳米晶体结构将新实验室的能量密度提高了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2024年电池回收行业的价值将达到80亿GB。然而，NUOVOpb的巨大市场机会受到所用初级试剂的成本和可获得性的限制。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，为可持续发展和我们的业务增长做出贡献。“

"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."