FR, Bordeaux
Mecaware produces recycled strategic metals (lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese) from battery waste.
Thanks to our innovative effluent-free process, notably sulfate-free, we limit our impact on the environment and locate our plant as close as possible to the deposits, in situ for Gigafactories.
Our entire team shares a common vision: to transform the battery sector and make the circular economy a reality.
Join us in building a more sustainable and responsible European low-carbon battery industry.
All nationalities are welcome, click here so see our version française of this job offer: Job offer - Ph D Thesis Proposal - Reincorporation of materials from recycled batteries - Mecaware
This thesis is part of a partnership with the Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (ICMCB), whose research focuses on the controlled synthesis and fine characterization of electrode materials, as well as on the study and analysis of mechanisms likely to be involved in the operation of storage systems, particularly Li-ion batteries.
This collaboration will provide a better understanding of the issues involved in reincorporating materials from recycled batteries into the manufacture of cathode materials, while aiming for a quality equivalent to that of commercial materials.
Your main responsibilities:
Analyze the impact of the physico-chemical properties of the solids produced by our R&D teams (morphology, crystallinity, particle size distribution, purity, etc.) on the morphology and electrochemical performance of the CAMs obtained (cycling behavior, durability, etc.);
Establish correlations between the structural characterization of the salts produced by our process and the electrochemical properties of CAM synthesized from these salts;
Explore different parameters (solid purification pre-treatments, hydro-solvothermal treatments, thermal treatments, reincorporation rates, etc.) to optimize the electrochemical performance of the CAMs developed.
You will be based in the ICMCB laboratory at the University of Bordeaux, under the supervision of Dr. Jacob Olchowka and Dr. Gilles Philippot (80% of the time).
You will work in collaboration with the teams at MecaLab, our R&D laboratory in Lyon, under the supervision of Dr. Maxime Ducreux (20% of time).
It should be noted that thesis work can be valorized in the form of patents and/or publications, and presented at conferences.
You are currently in your second year of a Master's program or third year of an engineering school and would like to pursue your career as a doctoral student.
You have a background in materials science and/or electrochemistry.
You are recognized for your intellectual curiosity, your appetite for experimental laboratory work, your autonomy, adaptability and ease of communication.
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