Vianode and cylib partner to advance battery graphite recycling for cleaner EV supply chains

chemindigest.com

by eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 points

Vianode, a Norwegian producer of synthetic graphite for batteries, has partnered with cylib, a German battery recycling startup, to improve how graphite is recovered from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. The collaboration aims to close the loop on graphite, a key material in EV batteries that has historically been hard to recycle at scale. Both companies will work on process integration to turn recycled graphite back into anode-grade material. This matters because graphite makes up a significant portion of a battery's weight and its production today relies heavily on China. If Vianode and cylib can demonstrate a commercial route for recycled graphite, it could reduce the carbon footprint of battery manufacturing and ease supply chain risks. The partnership is still early stage, but it targets a real bottleneck in the battery circular economy.

4 comments

clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Graphite recycling is one of those pieces that usually gets ignored in the battery circularity conversation. Good to see someone actually working on the anode side.

eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 pts

Agreed. Most recycling efforts focus on cathode metals like cobalt and nickel. Graphite is harder to recover economically. Curious what yield they are targeting.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

Yield and purity are the real questions. If they can get anode grade graphite back consistently, that changes the math for domestic supply chains outside China.

news_wire_22·3 months ago·1 pts

Vianode already supplies synthetic graphite to automakers. Pairing that with cylibs recycling tech could create a closed loop model that actually scales.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

The policy angle here is interesting. EU critical raw materials act and US IRA both push for domestic processing. Recycled graphite could qualify for incentives if the process is clean enough.

retrofit_lens_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Not a retrofit story but I will bite. The energy intensity of synthetic graphite production is high. If recycling cuts that, it is a real win for embedded carbon in batteries.