Categoria: CARAMEL
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MYCS: young researchers working in Chemistry 2025
The coordinator was invited to have plenary lecture to the 24th edition of the annual event of Società Chimica Italiana (SCI) entirely dedicated to young researchers working in Chemistry to present CARAMEL project. This international conference cover all the disciplines of Chemistry and is fully oriented to young researchers, such as MSc and PhD students, scholarship holders and post-doc fellows, as…
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Research and innovation prize for the CARAMEL coordinator
After a presentation about critical raw material recovery by the new mircowave-based technology, Elza Bontempi received a prize for her innovation work. The vent was on decembre 2, 2025 at the Teatro Grande di Brescia, during the event Galà dei Bilanci. The presentation, also reporting some CARAMEL results, is available here.
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CARAMEL presented at the RENOVATE PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Battery Recycling in Lombardy event
This workshop (on October 23th, 2025) seeked to consolidate know-how, EU & locally funded projects, initiatives and research existing in the Lombardy region on battery recycling and to build the case for getting the necessary support for its development.It showcased what exists in the region, what has been achieved so far and debated what is…
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Award for the microwave technology to recycle spent lithium-ion batteries
The Award Ceremony for the 5th edition of #makeITcircular took place on Friday, October 17, at “Spazio Civico 30”, the stage of Maker Faire Rome. The contest, promoted by Innova Camera (Special Agency of the Rome Chamber of Commerce) and the Consumer Associations of the National Council of Consumers and Users, aims to promote the…
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Caramel presented during the REMHub project clustering session
The project was presented by the coordinator at the REMHub project clustering session, at the Milan Politecnico on October 1, 2025, with the aim to find some collaborations in the frame of critical raw materials recovery and propose new integrated solutions.
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Turning Battery Waste into Solar-Powered Fuel: The Breakthrough of the CARAMEL Project
Newspapers highlighted on August 13th 2025, the revolutionary discovery by researchers at the University of Brescia could reshape how we think about both battery recycling and carbon dioxide utilization. Published on the cover of Green Chemistry (Royal Society of Chemistry), the study presents a new, sustainable approach to converting waste from end-of-life lithium batteries into…
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A new reserch article about CARAMEL technology published on Green Chemistry
The paper “Performances and structural evolution of a new critical raw materials-free catalyst, synthesized from spent lithium-ion batteries, for solar-driven CO₂ conversion” was published on Green Chemistry as opne access article (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/gc/d5gc02583d). Green Chemistry provides a unique forum for the publication of innovative research on the development of alternative green and sustainable technologies. Green Chemistry is at the…
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Caramel presented at the 1st Joint Conference of “Gruppo Interdivisionale di Chimica per l’Accumulo e la Conversione Elettrochimica dell’Energia”
The conference takes place in Padua from July 21st to 23rd, 2025. This event bringed together researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to discuss the latest advancements in electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Topics included the development of innovative materials, devices, and prototypes, as well as strategies for scaling up technologies and recycling critical elements like lithium, cobalt, platinum and nickel. Special attention was given…
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Challenges responding to the supplementary battery recycling regulation
It is freely available our last collaborative publication about sample preparation procedures for elemental analysis of critical raw materials in lithium-ion battery black mass: Challenges Responding to the supplementary battery recycling regulation This research underscores the importance of defining clear standards and methodologies in the regulatory framework, ensuring that reported recovery rates accurately reflect true…
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ANSA: due articoli News di ANSA per il kickoff di CARAMEL
ANSA ha dedicato due articoli al via del progetto Il primo articolo è disponibile al link Il secondo articolo è disponbile al link Articolo di 30Science.com E’ disponbile anche un articolo di ENERGIA e MERCATO al link