Lithium-ion batteries require in addition to lithium metal a number of sophisticated functional materials for their performance. Some of them sound rather unspectacular: conductive additives. In fact, conductive additives like carbon black or carbon nanotubes are a decisive component for the performance and environmental benignity of lithium-ion batteries. The recently launched collaborative project HiQ-CARB aims to provide new carbons with a superior performance and a low carbon footprint for future green batteries in Europe. HiQ-CARB is receiving EU funding from EIT RawMaterials to scale up and validate this important battery material.

Project Website

Funding authority:

EIT RawMaterials

Project duration:

1/1/2021 – 9/30/2024

Project coordinator:

Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Germany

Partners:

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V
  
• Aalto University, Finland
• ARKEMA FRANCE SA, France
• Custom Cells Itzehoe GmbH, Germany
• Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH, Germany
• Université de Bordeaux, France
  
   

Project Website

greener-carbons.eu