Turning battery waste into next-generation hydrogen storage

University of South Wales

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

External Partner: Dragon Recycling Solutions Ltd

This project aims to develop the recycling of material recycling. It will recycle, purify and increase the surface area of battery carbonaceous-graphitic materials used as anodes in 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 fires in storage facilities as well as in landfills.

The project also aims to use recycled carbonaceous-graphitic materials as chemical support for transition metal hydrides for potential application in hydrogen storage.

The project will have a significant impact on the development of highly skilled and well-paid jobs in the South Wales Valleys, an economically deprived area.