Available for Licensing: Dimethyl Ether-Driven Rejuvenation Technology for Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Reuse

Overview This technology introduces a dimethyl ether (DME)-driven method for rejuvenating end-of-life lithium-ion battery (LIB) cells, with the goal of restoring electrochemical performance without dismantling the cell into constituent materials. Conventional LIB recycling requires mechanical disassembly, crushing, and downstream hydrometallurgical or pyrometallurgical separation of anode, cathode, and electrolyte fractions, followed by reconstruction of new components. The DME-driven approach is intended to recondition spent cells so that the existing electrode architecture remains intact and reusable. By acting directly on the assembled cell, the method is designed to recover electrochemical functionality through a substantially simplified process flow. Preliminary electrochemical data g