Webinar: Crystallisation challenges and opportunities in battery recycling

Join the AusIMM Metallurgical Society for their webinar: Crystallisation challenges and opportunities in battery recycling.

About this event

Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are widely applied in electric vehicles and portable devices. The installed capacity of LIBs is estimated to grow substantially in the coming years to reach 10.5 terawatt hours in 2030 with 77% in electric vehicles.

The batteries contain high amounts of valuable elements such as Li, Ni, Co, and Cu, which are listed as critical or strategic raw materials in many parts of the world. Several industrial processes have been developed for recycling of end-of-life LiBs to recover resources and to minimise waste. 

This webinar will focus on crystallisation and precipitation processes of relevance in hydrometallurgical recycling of LiBs. Crystallisation of metal sulphate salts and closed loop processes for direct crystallisation of precursors for NMC production will be covered. Challenges in existing processes will be highlighted and novel approaches will also be presented and discussed.

Webinar time: 5.00pm - 6.00pm AEST

Speaker/s

Prof. Kerstin Forsberg

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Prof. Kerstin Forsberg is professor of chemical engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Her research is focused on separation processes, with a specialisation in crystallisation and precipitation within hydrometallurgy. She is chair of the Hydrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy Committee at The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society TMS and editor for the journal Sustainable Materials and Technologies (SM&T).