HARMONY: Holistic Approach to enhance the Recyclability of rare-earth permanent Magnets Obtained from aNY waste stream

HARMONY：提高从废物流中获得的稀土永磁体可回收性的整体方法

• 批准号: 10094315
• 金额: $ 42.16万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10094315
• 关键词: HARMONY; Holistic; Approach; enhance; Recyclability

HARMONY project aims at strengthening the independency and the competitiveness of European industry, enabling a resilience valuechain of raw materials by developing and validating at pilot scale an innovative, green and safe closed-loop recycling process of Rare EarthElements (REEs) from End-of-Life (EoL) NdFeB permanent magnets. The recycling loop encompasses the collection and dismantlingof EoL NdFeB magnets and WEEE scrap, the recovery of REE metals through an indirect recycling process, the production of recycledNdFeB powder via three direct recycling methods, the manufacturing of magnets from the recycled powder, and the validation of therecycled magnets in end-user applications. Collection and recycling steps will be implemented in 8 pilot plans reaching a final TRLof 6-7. The combination of direct and indirect recycling technologies will allow dealing with any scrap containing NdFeB in any form(sintered or bonded magnets). The recycled NdFeB magnets will be used in the same applications as the magnets made from primarypowder, since they will exhibit comparable properties. Additionally, they will be recyclable via the same routes. A Dissemination,Exploitation, and communication Master Plan (DECMP) will be developed to maximize the impact beyond the lifetime of HARMONYproject. HARMONY will build upon existing standards during the development of the novel products, ensuring compatibility with marketconditions and increasing transparency for prospective customers. The economic, environmental and social viability of these processeswill be demonstrated via Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA).Furthermore, social innovation including citizen dialogue, policy issues, standardization and ethics will be considered to overcome thenon-technological barriers that make difficult to introduce these novel technologies at the short term in the market.

HARMONY 项目旨在加强欧洲工业的独立性和竞争力，通过中试规模开发和验证稀土元素 (REE) 的创新、绿色和安全闭环回收工艺，实现原材料的弹性价值链。寿命 (EoL) 钕铁硼永磁体。回收循环包括收集和拆除 EoL NdFeB 磁体和 WEEE 废料、通过间接回收过程回收 REE 金属、通过三种直接回收方法生产回收 NdFeB 粉末、用回收粉末制造磁体以及验证最终用户应用中的回收磁铁。收集和回收步骤将在 8 个试点计划中实施，最终达到 6-7 个 TRL。直接和间接回收技术的结合将允许处理任何含有任何形式（烧结磁体或粘结磁体）的 NdFeB 的废料。回收的 NdFeB 磁体将用于与初级粉末制成的磁体相同的应用，因为它们将表现出类似的特性。此外，它们可以通过相同的路线进行回收。将制定传播、利用和交流总体规划 (DECMP)，以最大限度地发挥 HARMONY 项目生命周期之外的影响。 HARMONY 将在新产品的开发过程中建立在现有标准的基础上，确保与市场条件的兼容性并提高潜在客户的透明度。这些过程的经济、环境和社会可行性将通过生命周期评估（LCA）、社会生命周期评估（S-LCA）和生命周期成本分析（LCCA）来证明。此外，社会创新包括公民对话、政策问题、将考虑标准化和道德规范来克服非技术障碍，这些障碍使得这些新技术在短期内难以引入市场。