Empa’s Technology & Society Lab aims at creating and transferring knowledge for the transition to a more sustainable society. Its researchers analyze novel materials and emerging technologies with a focus on associated material and energy stocks and flows and evaluate them with regard to environmental constraints and societal needs. Within CircuBAT, the team is leading the subproject Material Recovery, which focuses on recovering highest quality, preferably “battery-grade” secondary raw materials from battery end-of-life treatment. Furthermore, the team is co-leading, with the University of St. Gall, the subproject Sustainable Business Models.

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