Centre for Critical Raw Materials in the Circular Economy (CRICE)

ICPF main topics: Recovery of Ti, Al, Ga, V, etc. from coal clays Recovery of REE and Ti from coal fly ashes Li battery recycling (flotation) CRM recovery from WEEE The project comprehensively focuses on the issue of obtaining strategic and critical raw materials (CRM) from sources available in the Czech Republic, new, not yet used or insufficiently used. The project will comprehensively focus on research and development of innovative technologies and methods in the field of obtaining, recycling and effective use of critical raw materials in accordance with the priorities of the circular economy. Based on the experience of the consortium partners, realistic CRM sources were identified, which in the conditions of the Czech Republic are: new deposits of critical raw materials (especially in clay layers), historical mining landfills, electronic waste and Li-on batteries, products from industrial production, including products from metallurgy and hard metals. Four work packages are dedicated to individual areas, the aim of which is to specify the occurrence of CRM, to design and verify treatment methods for obtaining a concentrate of critical elements, including thermal methods for thermal activation of raw materials and their conversion into suitable forms for subsequent further processing. The assessment of technologies also includes an assessment from the perspective of the entire life cycle. Summary work package 5 analyzes the material flows of selected CRMs within the…