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

The opportunity is for licensing a dimethyl ether-driven rejuvenation technology for lithium-ion battery cell reuse. The technology aims to restore electrochemical performance without dismantling the cell into constituent materials, reducing process complexity, capital intensity, and reagent consumption. The technology has potential applications in direct rejuvenation of end-of-life LIB cells, integration into existing LIB recycling and reuse facilities, and supporting domestic battery circularity initiatives. • Operates directly on assembled cells, eliminating the need for shredding, separation, and component reconstruction steps required by conventional recycling. • Designed to restore electrochemical properties of the existing electrode set, enabling direct electrode reuse rather than raw material recovery. • Intended to reduce reagent and energy inputs relative to hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processing. • May lower capital and operational requirements for recycling facilities by consolidating multiple unit operations into a single rejuvenation step. • Addresses a recycling pathway for which no commercialized equivalent currently exists.