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Battery Upcycling Technology Moves Closer to Commercialization

Posted by Grant Coordinator on 07/10/2026 12:17 pm  /   Electric Vehicles

A team at Sandia National Laboratories is advancing a microwave-based process to upcycle lithium-ion battery cathodes into a potential new domestic source of critical materials. After interviewing 80 battery recycling leaders through DOE Energy I-Corps, the team has filed two patents and is actively pursuing licensing opportunities, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, and Technology Commercialization Fund proposals. [Read more]

Sandia National Laboratories electrochemist Aliya Lapp prepares a sample of upcycled lithium battery cathode for testing.