10138094PA-BATREC: Development of a novel, sustainable process to recover critical materials from end-of-life batteriesActiveCollaborative R&DInnovate UK_**PA-BATREC: Development of a novel, sustainable process to recover critical materials from end-of-life batteries**_ Better2Earth Group Ltd (Lead; UK SME), in collaboration with Robert Gordon University, has proven the concept at bench-scale of a novel process that requires minimal energy and no toxic materials to recover critical cathode metals and wider materials from end-of-life EV lithium-ion batteries. An 18-month collaborative project will improve process efficiencies, followed by a scalability and repeatability demonstration.