Jamshedpur: CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, on Thursday signed an MoU with New Delhi-based M/s R2E Greentech Pvt Ltd for the transfer and commercialisation of an indigenous technology developed for the recycling of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries.This agreement is an important step towards scientific battery waste management, recovery of valuable materials and strengthening of the circular economy in India.The technology developed by CSIR-NML focuses on the recovery of important materials present in spent lithium-ion batteries, including lithium, cobalt, manganese, nickel, copper, aluminium and graphite.These materials are highly important for battery manufacturing, electric vehicles, electronics, energy storage and several clean energy applications. India has limited natural resources of some strategic metals such as lithium and cobalt, and a large part of the requirement is met through imports.Therefore, recycling of spent batteries can provide an alternative secondary resource for these critical materials. It can also reduce the loss of valuable metals and support India’s efforts towards resource security.
