Available for Licensing Dimethyl Etherdriven Tender - 143599464

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Available for Licensing Dimethyl Etherdriven Rejuvenation Technology for Lithiumion Battery Cell Reuse

Deadline: 01 Aug 2026

Posting Date: 19 Jun 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 143599464

Document Ref. No.: BA-1617

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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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 generated during development supports the technical feasibility of the approach. If validated at larger scale, the technology may offer a recycling pathway that materially reduces process complexity, capital intensity, and reagent consumption compared with established LIB recycling routes.
Industry Need
Current LIB recycling infrastructure relies on multi-step processes that consume significant energy and reagents. End-of-life cells are typically shredded, with recovered black mass treated through hydrometallurgical leaching, solvent extraction, or high-temperature pyrometallurgical processing to isolate metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese. These recovered materials must then be reprocessed into battery-grade precursors and reassembled into new cells. The associated unit operations introduce capital cost, operating cost, and environmental burden, and there is presently no commercialized method to recondition or rejuvenate LIB cells or their principal components for direct reuse. As domestic demand for LIB recycling capacity grows, the absence of a lower-intensity reuse pathway constrains the economic and environmental performance of the broader battery cir...
Notice ID: ba-1617

Department/Ind. Agency: energy, department of

Sub-tier: energy, department of

Office: battelle energy alliance–doe cntr

Product Service Code: ag11 - energy r&d services; energy supply; basic research

NAICS Code: 562920 - Materials Recovery Facilities

Inactive Dates: aug 16, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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