PhD in Direct Recycling of Next-Gen Battery Materials

University of Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded PhD

UKRI stipend

UK home tuition fees coverage

Job summary

The University of Birmingham invites applications for a fully funded PhD studentship in the Energy Materials Group to develop direct recycling approaches for lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery materials, focusing on LFP, LMFP and sodium chemistries.

The project will explore recovery, regeneration and reintegration of recycled materials into new battery manufacturing processes, collaborating with European and North American partners, with access to state-of-the-art facilities and a UKRI-funded

Qualifications

• Candidates should hold a degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, Physics, Electrochemistry or a related discipline.
• Experience in batteries, energy materials, recycling, or materials characterization is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Characterisation of battery production scrap and recovered materials.
• Development of electrode delamination and separation processes.
• Investigation of binder removal and purification strategies.
• Relithiation and realkalination approaches for restoring electrochemical performance.
• Fabrication and testing of electrodes containing recycled material.
• Electrochemical evaluation of recycled cathode and anode materials.
• Development of design-for-recycling principles for future battery technologies.

Skills

Battery research

Electrochemistry

Characterisation

Education

First-class or upper second-class honours degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, Physics, Electrochemistry

Tools

Battery testing equipment

Materials characterization tools

Job description

The University of Birmingham invites applications for a fully funded PhD studentship in the Energy Materials Group to develop direct recycling approaches for lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery materials, focusing on LFP, LMFP and sodium chemistries.

The project will explore recovery, regeneration and reintegration of recycled materials into new battery manufacturing processes, collaborating with European and North American partners, with access to state-of-the-art facilities and a UKRI-funded