R&D and active participation in research projects are core activities at Cerpotech. This leads to continuous optimisation of our products, as well as development of new products. With reliable supply from day one, our project partners and customers can develop pilot series and launch new products in record time.
Cerpotech is or has already been involved in seven different projects funded under EUs FP-7 and EUs H2020, as well as several national projects, mainly focused on energy technologies such as solid oxide fuel cells, gas separation membranes and gas reforming. We are looking to expand our R&D activity and are primarily interested in partnership within energy technologies and lead-free electroceramics, but are also open for other market segments with the need of advanced ceramic materials.
Previous and current research projects are listed below:
With kick-off in November 2023 CLEANHYPRO is set to establish an innovative Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB) focused on scaling up circular innovative materials and components for electrolysis.
FULLy integrated, autonomous & chemistry agnostic Materials Acceleration Platform for sustainable batteries: FULL-MAP is a revolutionary project aimed at accelerating the research, design, development and processing of next-generation batteries by utilizing AI-powered platforms, high-throughput testing, and autonomous synthesis techniques.
SPINMATE aims to demonstrate a scalable, sustainable, safe, and cost-effective digital-driven proof-of-concept pilot line, at a Technology Readiness Level 6, as a first step towards the large-scale manufacturing of generation 4b (Gen 4b) SSB cells and module, to support the electrification of the automotive sector. The porject kicked off in September 2022.
The ADVAGEN project kicked off in September 2022 and will work to develop a novel lithium metal (LiM) battery cell technology based on high performing hybrid solid-state electrolyte (oxide-sulfide based), which will be safer and more reliable.
The aim is to gain a technological advantage over the current world market, especially Asian competition. Hence, sustainably strengthening the EU as a technological and manufacturing leader in batteries as specified in the ERTRAC electrification roadmap and SET-Plan Action Point-7.
The COBRA project ran from September 2021 to July 2024. The aim was to produce a demonstration battery pack for EVs using Co-free cathode, anode composite, and liquid electrolyte with flame retardant additives or ionic liquids. Cerpotech’s main role was to develop and produce the cobalt free cathode active material for the battery. A high discharge capacity of 160 mAhg-1 at C/3 and a stable discharge voltage was maintained during battery cycling. We delivered over well 100 kg of aluminium doped layered lithium rich lihium nickel manganate for the project.
KEROGREEN (Production of sustainable aircraft grade kerosene from water and air powered by renewable electricity, through the splitting of CO2, syngas formation and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis). We mainly worked with the materials needed for development of solid oxide electrolyte cells with perovskite electrodes for O2 gas separation, and delviered samples for screening of materials candidates from our partners’ literature studies, as well as materials for the demonstration.
- KEROGREEN web site
- Paper from KEROGREEN describing the effects of combining plasmolysis and electrolysis. Cerpotech delivered the electrode materials for the SOEC.
Design and Manufacturing of Catalytic Membrane Reactors by developing new nano-architectured catalytic and selective membrane materials. The project ran from July 2011 to June 2015. Cerpotech developed and produced materials for VITO’s Mixed Ion-Electron Conducting (MIEC) membranes. Good results were achieved on the lab scale, however leaks prevented thorough testing in pilot scale.
Cordis’s web site for DEMCAMER
Zinc-Air Secondary innovative nanotech based batteries for efficient energy storage. The project ran from June 2015 – May 2018.
METPROCELL
Innovative fabrication routes and materials for METal and anode supported PROton conducting fuel CELLs. This project ran from Dec. 2011 – May 2015 and enabled Cerpotech do develop out synthesis protocols for proton conducting mixed oxides.
AMSCOPPER
Anti-microbial, self-cleaning copper composite coatings applied in metallic objects against infections transmission AMSCOPPERFP7-SME – Specific Programme “Capacities”: Research for the benefit of SMEs, and ran from Dec 2013 to Nov 2015.
EFFIPRO
Efficient and robust fuel cell with novel ceramic proton conducting electrolyte. EFFIPRO was funded under FP7-ENERGY – Specific Programme “Cooperation”: Energy, and ran from May 2009 to April 2012. CERPOTECH produced kg quantities of powders of electrolytes and electrodes by spray pyrolysis for the project.
The aim of the EO2P project (Electrochemical Oxygen Pump, other uses) is to develop an Electrochemical Oxygen Pump based on SOC technology. Currently, the technology maturity for space applications is TRL2; the objective of this activity is to reach TRL3.
Project parners:
NESSIE
New structured substrates for downstream processing of complex biopharmaceuticals. This project ran from May 2017 to Nov. 2020. Cerpotech delivered KNN, BNT and CGO which were successully 3D printed and sintered to 95-98% of theoretical density by Lithoz.
LASIBAT
LASIBAT was an m-ERA.net project runnin from 01.09.2022 to 31.08.2025 with the goal to develop a new production method for the novel ceramic cathode and electrolyte layers for future sollid state batteries.
