Cathode Precursor Production Pilot Plant – Stage 2

Project Member(s): Wang, G., Liu, H., Wang, S., Tian, H.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Queensland University of Technology (Queensland University of Technology CRC)
Mn Energy Ltd (Mn Energy Ltd CRC)
Curtin University (Curtin University CRC)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO CRC)
Allkem Limited (Allkem Limited CRC)
BASF AUSTRALIA LTD (BASF Australia CRC)
Pure Battery Technologies Pty Ltd (Pure Battery Technologies Pty Ltd CRC)
Calix Limited (Calix CRC)
Future Battery Industries CRC (Future Battery Industries CRC Limited)
Future Battery Industries CRC (Future Battery Industries CRC Limited)
Alpha HPA Limited (Alpha HPA CRC)
Lycopodium Limited (Lycopodium CRC)
ChemX Materials Ltd (ChemX Materials CRC)
Cobalt Blue Holdings Limited (Cobalt Blue CRC)
Galaxy Resources Limited (Galaxy Resources CRC)
BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd (BHP Nickel West CRC)
Ardea Resources Limited (Ardea Resources CRC)
JordProxa Pty Ltd (JordProxa CRC)
EV Metals Group PLC (EV Metals CRC)
IGO Limited (IGO CRC)
Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia CRC)
Blackstone Minerals Limited (Blackstone Minerals CRC)
HEC Group Pty Ltd (HEC CRC)
King River Resources Limited (King River Resources Ltd CRC)

Start year: 2021

Summary: The objective of the Cathode Precursor Production Pilot Plant – Stage 2 project is to establish a technical and processing capability in Australia that can produce cost effective, high-quality, high-nickel nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) precursor cathode active materials (PCAM) with different compositions, particles sizes and morphologies on a production scale, whilst minimising processing wastes.

Publications:

Guo, X, Wang, S, Gao, H, Zang, R, Zhang, X, Yang, J, Wang, C & Wang, G 2023, 'Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries' in Handbook of Sodium-Ion Batteries, Jenny Stanford Publishing, pp. 63-181.
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FOR Codes: Materials engineering, Energy

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