RecycLiCo Receives Product Validation from a Battery Materials Company

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RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc. announced validation of its battery recycling process and precursor cathode active material (pCAM) by a battery materials company on April 12, 2023. Tests confirmed that RecycLiCo’s high-nickel pCAM, containing 83% and 90% nickel compositions, achieves equivalent quality and performance to commercial alternatives. Key metrics included a specific capacity of over 210 mAh/g and a columbic efficiency exceeding 99.7%. The collaboration, ongoing since early 2022, highlights the advantages of circular materials in the supply chain. CEO Zarko Meseldzija expressed optimism about creating integrated channels between battery companies and RecycLiCo to drive sustainability. This validation could enhance the adoption of upcycled materials in the battery industry, supporting innovative recycling solutions.

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• Validation of pCAM quality and performance by an industry partner.
• Achieved specific capacity over 210 mAh/g and columbic efficiency over 99.7%.
• Collaboration with a battery materials company enhances market credibility.
• Potential for increased adoption of sustainable battery materials.

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• None.

Electrochemical Tests Confirm that RecycLiCo’s pCAM Achieved Equivalent Quality and Performance Characteristics as Commercial pCAM

SURREY, British Columbia, April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc. (“RecycLiCo” or “Company”), a battery materials company that focuses on developing novel and environmentally friendly lithium-ion battery recycling and upcycling technologies, announced today that is has received validation of its battery recycling process and battery-ready precursor cathode active material (“pCAM”) from a battery materials company.

The battery company assembled lithium-ion battery cells using RecycLiCo’s high-nickel pCAM and conducted characterization and electrochemical tests. RecycLiCo submitted two samples of high-nickel pCAM, to the battery company, with N83 and N90 compositions (nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide containing 83% nickel and 90% nickel), both of which are used in modern high-performance battery cells. The characterization tests looked at metrics such as purity, tap density, particle distribution, particle size, and surface area. The electrochemical testing consisted of assembling the pCAM material in lithium-ion battery cells and cycling the cells through multiple charge and discharge cycles while measuring the specific capacity (mAh/g) and columbic efficiency against commercially available materials.

Tests performed by the battery company has confirmed that RecycLiCo’s pCAM materials, produced from waste lithium-ion battery material, achieved equivalent quality and performance characteristics as commercial pCAM. More specifically, battery cells equipped with RecycLiCo’s pCAM achieved specific capacity greater than 210 mAh/g over multiple charge and discharge cycles while maintaining a columbic efficiency of over 99.7%.

RecycLiCo and the battery company have been collaborating since early 2022 to demonstrate the advanced capabilities of the RecycLiCo process and the advantages of circular materials within the supply chain. Ideally, integrated strategic partnerships could help leverage a battery company’s existing infrastructure and expertise in the industry while increasing the adoption of the upcycled materials.

“I’m pleased with the latest industry validation by a battery materials company, further confirming that our pCAM can be made into battery cells and that RecycLiCo could enable a circular solution.” said Zarko Meseldzija, CEO and Director of RecycLiCo. “Establishing an integrated channel between battery companies and RecycLiCo could ensure efficient and circular delivery of battery materials while driving innovation and sustainability in the battery industry.”

About RecycLiCo Battery Materials

RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc. is a battery materials company focused on recycling and upcycling lithium-ion battery waste. With minimal processing steps and up to 99% extraction of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese, the patented, closed-loop hydrometallurgical process creates valuable lithium-ion battery materials for direct integration into the re-manufacturing of new lithium-ion batteries.

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