Critical metals and rare earths

metal recycling our networks ANR GENERATE project with IRIS In 2020, IFPEN and the French Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS) published their report on the research carried out as part of the GENERATE (Geopolitics of renewable energies and prospective analysis of the energy transition) project, financed by the

METAL RECYCLING OUR solutIONS In the context of supply pressures and regulatory changes, developing metal recycling solutions becomes all the more relevant. Building on its R&D, IFPEN, in partnership with Axens and Eurecat, is able to provide a closed-loop solution to two application areas: catalysts and batteries. Metal catalyst recycling

METAL RECYCLING Overview and challenges Technological innovations developed to support the energy transition make use of critical or strategic metals: These refined minerals and metals are used for: electric vehicles: cobalt, lanthanum, lithium; fuel cells: platinum, palladium, rhodium; wind energy technologies: neodymium, dysprosium, terbium; aviation: titanium; photovoltaic solar technologies: cadmium

New R&I themes, stimulated by the energy transition and circular economy markets, are beginning to emerge. The multidisciplinarity of IFPEN’s researchers is used in projects covering fields as diverse as CO2 capture/storage and plastics recycling, addressing the problems of industry. CO2 capture, utilization and storage Plastics recycling Environmental monitoring Life

metal recycling Our strengths More than 15 years’ experience in R&I on batteries (simulation/dimensioning), and laboratory-based development of next-generation batteries (Li-S, SSB) Utilization of our expertise, acquired at industrial level over more than 40 years on processes similar to CAM production. The development of R&D skills on closed-loop recycling solutions