SEPAR8 Driver

A key step toward the industrial-scale recycling of end-of-life batteries

FUNDERS

Project funded by the Just Transition Fund (FTJ)
with support from the Hauts-de-France Region

Project objectives

  • Build an integrated pilot facility to serve as a demonstration of a model that can be replicated across Europe, consisting of:
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    • A battery preparation pilot program that will enable the storage, diagnosis, and preparation of end-of-life NMC Li-ion batteries—either for second-life applications or for recycling—under safe operating conditions;
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    • A pilot project to recover strategic metals from black mass derived from end-of-life batteries.
  • Achieve TRL 7 for the process of recovering and recycling end-of-life batteries
  • Demonstrate achievement of recycling targets for batteries and the metals they contain

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    • Metal-specific recovery rates: 95% for cobalt, 95% for nickel, 80% for lithium, and 95% for copper.
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    • Recycling rate for Li-ion batteries of at least 70% by 2027
  • Demonstrate the environmental benefits offered by the innovative SEPAR8 Hub;
  • Demonstrate the industrial viability of a sulfate-free battery value chain and the appeal of the hub:
    • Address all technical, economic, and social uncertainties related to the construction of a SEPAR8 plant
Louis POYET

Louis POYET

Project Manager


Structure of the SEPAR8 Process

This project involves the research and development phase aimed at developing a recycling process suitable for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries.

Structure of the SEPAR8 processStructure of the SEPAR8 process

Focus on assessment
, and dismantling

Focus on diagnosis and dismantlingFocus on diagnosis and dismantling

We are developing a process for use in a hazardous deposit, and through this project, we are studying the industrial risks at each stage as well as the measures to be implemented to eliminate or mitigate them. This work is being carried out in collaboration with INERIS.

Arnaud VILLERS D'ARBOUET

Christelle Naumowicz

QHSE Manager

Consortium members

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