NoVOC

NoVOC: Eliminating VOC from battery manufacturing through dry or wet processing

Funding body: European Commission- HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01

Contact persons: : Svenja Schreiber, Julius Gerk

Project Summary:

The aim of the NoVOC project is to develop an environmentally friendly and non-toxic lithium-ion battery (LIB) on a pilot scale. Innovative, emission-free processes for the production of battery components and cell assembly are being trialled. The focus is on aqueous and dry electrode manufacturing processes that can significantly reduce both production costs and environmental pollution. These processes are completely free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Their technical feasibility will be demonstrated by validating cell performance, economic efficiency and ecological benefits. The processes are initially optimised on a laboratory scale in close cooperation between R&D partners and material suppliers. They are then transferred to pilot scale together with industrial cell manufacturers. As the LIB industry relies on different cell formats, both cylindrical and pouch cell configurations are considered.

Further information: https://www.novoc.eu/

Goals and tasks of iPAT

• Development of the dry extrusion process for graphite and silicon anodes, as well as NMC811 cathodes on laboratory scale
• Development of calender-based dry coating on a laboratory scale
• Scaling of the dry coating process using a multi-roll calender to pilot scale
• Mechanical and structural characterisation of the powders and extruded granules
• Structural, mechanical and electrochemical analysis of the electrodes in various cell formats

Project partners

Research Institutes of Sweden (Schweden) – Project coordinator, Uppsala Universitet (Schweden), NanoPow (Norwegen), Talga (Schweden), Kansai Altan Boya Sanayi A.Ş. (Türkei), Centro Ricerche FIAT SCPA (Italien), Graphmatech (Schweden), Fundación Cidetec (Spanien), Latvijas Universitātes Cietvielu fizikas institūts (Litauen), Avesta Battery and Energy Engineering (Belgien), AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (Österreich), Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (Frankreich), Customcells Itzehoe GmbH (Deutschland), VARTA Microbattery GmbH (Deutschland), Eutema Research Services GmbH (Österreich), S.N.A.M. (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) (Frankreich)