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Water and TDB-Remine India partner
Carbon Dioxide Fuel for e-Waste Recycling
I n an endeavour to reshape the future of he Technology Development Board (TDB) has

collaborated with startup Remine India to establish a
energy production, Sacramento-based
commercial plant for recycling lithium-ion batteries
startup Infinium has pioneered a process of
and e-waste in Uttarakhand. TDB will provide
converting water and carbon dioxide into fuel.
Situated in Corpus Christi, Texas,
crore project, as announced by the Ministry of Science and
Infinium’s Corpus Christi facility employs a TRs7.5 crore in financial assistance for the Rs15-
sophisticated process where electrolysers split water Technology.
into hydrogen and oxygen, utilizing electricity The upcoming recycling plant will be situated at Eldeco in
generated from nearby wind and solar farms. The Sitarganj’s SIIDCUL Industrial Area, Udham Singh Nagar
hydrogen subsequently combines with captured district. Adopting indigenous technology developed by the Centre
CO2 from local refineries in a series of chemical for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET), the plant aims
reactions, yielding a synthetic fuel with properties to streamline the recycling process for higher efficiency.
similar to conventional fossil fuels. With a capacity The Ministry of Science and Technology shed light on the
to produce nearly 8,300 liters of e-fuel daily, the increasing use of lithium-ion batteries in various sectors,
facility is dedicated to clean energy initiatives. including electronics, electric vehicles, and renewable energy
While e-fuel production faces challenges from storage, leading to a surge in e-waste. It emphasized the need
supply chain complexities to cost considerations, to address the mounting imports of e-waste resulting from
the advancement of renewable energy technologies the disposal of spent lithium-ion batteries and increasing the
offers hope for a future powered by clean, recycling rate, with only 5% of batteries undergoing recycling
sustainable fuels. and reuse presently.

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