Project Grant 2343621
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Boston College to investigate a new biohydrometallurgic approach for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to utilize microorganisms, specifically Acidothiobacillus ferrooxidans bacteria, to recover key battery cathode minerals such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese in a green, self-sustaining manner. This 2-year project...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $150,291 Clean Energy Technology (CET) Eager grant through its Division of Materials Research, Solid State and Materials Chemistry Program (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences). The grant was awarded to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF-SUNY) at the University at Albany to develop a more sustainable and efficient method for recycling lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to isolate the individual...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $300,000 to the University of Virginia to support research and development focused on advancing a novel lithium extraction process for recycling lithium-ion batteries. The two-year project aims to develop a fundamental understanding of key components in this recycling approach, which leverages chemical oxidation and selective electrochemical recovery to selectively extract...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to support research under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project aims to advance a sustainable chemistry-based approach for extracting lithium ions from hypersaline aqueous brines, which have lower lithium-ion concentrations compared to other alkali metal cations. The...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Reqyrd Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop separations of critical materials from lithium-ion battery black mass. The one-year project aims to establish domestic recyclability for energy materials like cobalt, lithium, manganese, carbon, and nickel that are currently reliant on imports. Through the exploitation of solubilities using sulfites, the grantee will determine...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $159,164 Partnerships for Innovation - Technology Translation (PFI-TT) Project Grant to the University of Tennessee to develop a device to safely recycle scrap cathode materials from lithium-ion battery manufacturing. The project aims to address key technological hurdles in recovering and reusing cathode materials, with the goal of returning recycled materials back into the supply chain. Key aspects of the project include formulating solvent blends...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $210,000 Project Grant to the University of Southern California (USC) under the NSF Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program to conduct research on the development of environmentally sustainable anode materials for electrochemical energy storage. The project aims to repurpose toxic particulate matter waste from fossil fuel combustion as a valuable charge-storage material for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries. Over the 3-year award period from May 2024 to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $999,942 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Clemson University to address the education and workforce needs of the evolving lithium battery manufacturing and recycling industry. The project, which runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028, aims to build a strong talent pipeline by equipping career and technical education (CTE) learners, two-year college students, and incumbent...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $459,834 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to fund the "CAREER: UNDERSTANDING ELECTROCHEMICAL METAL EXTRACTION IN MOLTEN SALTS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES" project under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This 5-year research initiative aims to develop environmentally friendly methods for producing and recycling key metals like nickel and cobalt that are essential for clean energy technologies....
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under CFDA 47.041 "Engineering" to The Johns Hopkins University to implement a novel approach for capturing and recovering scarce metals like nickel and cobalt from waste lithium-ion batteries using biofluids from fungi combined with advanced electrochemical techniques. The project aims to enhance the extraction of these valuable metals through the identification of efficient metal biomining compounds, metabolic...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 EAGER grant to the Colorado School of Mines under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) to advance sustainable recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries. The objective is to develop a closed-loop recycling process using deep eutectic solvents that minimizes waste and maximizes metal recovery. The research will elucidate the mechanisms and chemistry involved in recovering battery metals, providing innovative approaches to recycling end-of-life products. The project includes a $27,964 sub-award to Brigham Young University to collaborate on experimental testing, diagnostics, and data analysis for the new recycling process. The NSF funding supports this early-concept exploratory research, which aims to promote a circular economy and establish a waste-to-resource supply chain for lithium-ion batteries, with the ultimate goal of saving energy, reducing pollutants, and accelerating electrification.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $300.0k | 4/4/24 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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4027964027977201S | Brigham Young University | Project Grant 2343621 | $60.4k | 4/30/24 |