Graphite Resilience For lithium-Ion baTtery anodes through a sustainable European End-to-End supply chain
- Objective –
The project GR4FITE3 aims to reach Graphite Resilience For lithium-Ion baTtery anodes through a sustainable European End-to-End supply chain. This supply chain includes environmentally responsible European mining of natural crystalline flake graphite from Europe’s largest natural graphite resource, highly innovative, continuous and low energy input upgrading of the mined ore, adding recycled and fully repaired for reuse synthetic graphite and optionally silicon nanoparticles to compose a unique anode active material’s particle architecture, making the high density anodes, creating the cells, developing battery modules, certifying the lithium-ion batteries for safety and viability, and ultimately using these products by the OEMs including an established European electric bus manufacturer and a utility grid developer, among others.
The purpose of GR4FITE3 project is to demonstrate the creation of a sustainable supply chain for the European industrial graphite and carbon products for specific use as anode active materials in Lithium-Ion batteries designed for applications in electric vehicles and power sources for utilities, such as solar and wind farms. This project is going to combine the efforts of 10 partner organizations from six European nations, employing both industry and academia.
- Our task –
Our team will synthetize non-agglomerated silicon nanoparticles by Laser pyrolysis method. Novel silicon-based composites made from natural and recycled graphite materials will study as anode materials for lithium-Ion battery.
Project coordination: RINA -C, Genova (Italy)
Partners: 10 organizations from six European nations, employing both industry and academia.
Website: Project – Gr4fite3