R&D Projects
Rock Tech is also involved in research projects aiming at increasing the efficiency of lithium extraction processes, enhancing their economic viability and improving their sustainability.
Scientific collaboration between industrial partners, research institutes, and universities provides new impulses and fosters mutual understanding.
OLiVer
Hard Rock Lithium Extraction and Purified Value Products for Energy Applications
OLiVer will upgrade, demonstrate and validate at pilot scale of an improved hydrometallurgical extraction process of LHM battery grade product by innovating the current Rock Tech’s flowsheet with advanced ore processing and DLE processes. OLiVer will contribute in building up the urgently needed lithium refining capacity in Europe for domestic lithium.
Partners
- Advanced Minerals and Recycling Industrial Solutions – AdMiRIS
- National Technical University of Athens – NTUA
- Rock Tech Guben GmbH
- Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV (VITO)
Funding
- Eit RawMaterials
