La empresa de materiales para bater\u00edas RecycLiCo (antes American Manganese) ha creado una empresa conjunta al 50% con Zenith Chemical Corporation para construir una planta de reciclaje de bater\u00edas en Taiw\u00e1n. La primera instalaci\u00f3n, cuyo coste se estima en $25 millones, procesar\u00e1 2.000 toneladas m\u00e9tricas al a\u00f1o de residuos de iones de litio.<\/p>\n
Los socios esperan convertir los materiales en recursos valiosos como material activo cat\u00f3dico precursor de bater\u00edas de iones de litio, hidr\u00f3xido de litio monohidratado y carbonato de litio.<\/p>\n
Se trata de la primera planta comercial de reciclaje de bater\u00edas que utiliza la tecnolog\u00eda de RecycLiCo, y la empresa conjunta afirma que combinar\u00e1 a\u00fan m\u00e1s la experiencia, los recursos y la novedosa tecnolog\u00eda de Zenith. Sin embargo, esta \u00faltima aportar\u00e1 sobre todo a la empresa conjunta los terrenos, la infraestructura y los recursos laborales existentes en Taiw\u00e1n.<\/p>\n
En cuanto a la financiaci\u00f3n, ambas partes aportar\u00e1n la mitad del capital necesario en tres etapas iniciales, y el resto se ir\u00e1 adelantando a medida que sea necesario para financiar los costes de construcci\u00f3n y puesta en marcha. Zenith contribuir\u00e1 en efectivo, mientras que la canadiense RecycLiCo recibir\u00e1 una participaci\u00f3n de 10% en la empresa conjunta a cambio de licenciar su tecnolog\u00eda, y el resto (40%) de su participaci\u00f3n en efectivo.<\/p>\n
Aunque RecycLiCo y Zenith a\u00f1aden que \"una empresa l\u00edder en materiales para bater\u00edas\" ha validado el proceso de RecycLiCo y confirmado la calidad de los precursores de c\u00e1todos de n\u00edquel y productos qu\u00edmicos de litio de Zenith, la informaci\u00f3n sobre el proceso de reciclaje que se aplicar\u00e1 en la planta es escasa. RecycLiCo afirma en las notas a los editores que los pasos de procesamiento son m\u00ednimos y que la extracci\u00f3n de litio, cobalto, n\u00edquel y manganeso es de hasta 99%.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
La empresa de materiales para bater\u00edas RecycLiCo (antes American Manganese) ha creado una empresa conjunta al 50% con Zenith Chemical Corporation para construir una planta de reciclaje de bater\u00edas en Taiw\u00e1n. La primera<\/p>","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":201495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9927],"tags":[10230,10914,4391,13169,28464,2968,13946,2010,28465],"class_list":["post-201528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-battery-fuel-cell","tag-batteries","tag-battery-production","tag-lithium","tag-raw-materials","tag-recyclico","tag-recycling","tag-suppliers","tag-taiwan","tag-zenith-chemical"],"acf":{"inhalt_teil2":"
Moreover, the company patented a closed-loop hydrometallurgical process. The latter is also applied by companies such as Li-Cycle and BASF and usually involves aqueous chemistry to recover metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials. In the case of batteries, it is usually ‘black mass’ that is being processed. RecycLiCo has made no statement concerning any black mass or origin of materials to be recycled.<\/p>\n
Zenith, for its part, specialises in nickel-based chemicals, including nickel sulfate for lithium-ion batteries. The company has a shareholding partnership with Hanwa, a large Japanese distribution company dealing in lithium-ion battery-related materials.<\/p>\n
Paul Hildebrand, Chairman of RecycLiCo, said, Zenith’s “deep technical expertise in chemical processing and established infrastructure” would enable his company “to move swiftly and efficiently toward production”.<\/p>\n
James Fang, Chairman of Zenith Chemicals, added he looked forward to working closely with RecycLiCo to establish “the first commercial recycling plant in the world, based on RecycLiCo’s proprietary technology”.<\/p>\n
Zenith and RecycLiCo have not published a timeline but signed warrants on shares and royalties over five years.<\/p>\n