the Supply and Installation of a Hydrogen Tender - 43694102

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: Tender for the Supply and Installation of a Hydrogen Processing of Magnetic Scrap (Hpms) Vessel

Deadline: 24 Jul 2020

Posting Date: 25 Jun 2020

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 43694102

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Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

24111000 - Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
31630000 - Magnets
44615000 - Pressure vessels

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Tender Details

Title : Tender for the Supply and Installation of a Hydrogen Processing of Magnetic Scrap (Hpms) Vessel
Location Of Contract : b15 2tt
Industry : Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen - 24111000 Magnets - 31630000 Pressure vessels - 44615000
Value Of Contract : £404, 761.90
Description : Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.birmingham.ac.ukAddress of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/HomeThe procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/HomeAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address.Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address.The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yesIdentification of the project:This project is funded by the European Union`s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme"SUSMAGPRO" (Sustainable Recovery, Reprocessing and Reuse of Rare-Earth Magnets in a CircularEconomy) under grant agreement 821114.The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of a bespoke hydrogen processing of magnet scrap(HPMS) vessel. The HPMS vessel will be one of two large-scale magnet recycling pilot plants developedacross Europe as part of the SUSMAGPRO project and will focus on processing new forms of magnetic scrap, including; loudspeakers, electric motors, power steering units and wind turbine canisters.The HPMS vessel is based on a patented technology, developed at the University of Birmingham, in whichhydrogen is used to extract Nd-Fe-B magnet powder from end of life permanent magnet containing products.During the HPMS process, sintered Nd Fe B magnets are crushed and loaded inside a vessel, which isthen sealed, evacuated, back filled with an inert gas (e.g. Argon or Nitrogen), evacuated and then filledwith approximately 1.2 bar hydrogen at room temperature. Once exposed to hydrogen, the sintered NdFe-B undergoes the hydrogen decrepitation (HD) process and breaks down into a friable, demagnetised, hydrogenated powder.Often the end of life products containing the Nd Fe-B material is encased within some sort of housing so thehydrogenated powder needs to be liberated from the scrap using some form of mechanical agitation. This istypically performed by rotating the scrap within a porous drum (3 mm pore size) within the HPMS vessel, afterwhich the powder falls into a sealable collection pot at the bottom of the vessel, which can then be unloadedinside an argon or nitrogen containing glove box (O2 = 5 ppm).Once inside a glove box, the hydrogenated powder can then be purified using a combination of milling andsieving to remove any nickel coating and other imp...

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