Metal hydride nanoparticles immobilised in recycled battery carbonaceous materials for hydrogen storage

University of South Wales

Academics: Dr Rosenildo C. Da Costa, Senior Research Fellow and Professor Gareth Owen, Professor

External Partner: Dragon Recycling Solutions Ltd

This project aims to develop the recycling of battery materials. It will recycle, purify and increase the surface area of battery carbonaceous-graphitic materials which are used as anodes in the batteries. These units cannot be recharged and are usually disposed of. The recovery of these raw materials will therefore have an environmental impact and will also avoid potential res in storage facilities as well as in landfills. The project also aims to target recycled carbonaceous-graphitic materials as chemical support for transition metal hydrides for potential application in hydrogen storage. The project will have a tremendous impact on the development of highly skilled and well-paid jobs in the region in which the industry partner Dragon RS is based, the South Wales Valleys, an economically deprived area.