Fabric-supported electrified metal recovery (FaMe) brings together a new electrochemical metal recovery route and stimuli-responsive shape-morphing fabrics. It aims to enhance the efficiency of electrochemical recovery of valuable, critical and/or toxic metals from industrial and municipal wastewaters. This EAR method can capture metal ions even from highly complex or low-concentration solutions, driven at lower cell voltage than the state-of-the-art technologies. This project will demonstrate the method for building a fabric-assisted EAR device, which is crucial for the TRL level increase. FaMe will engage the relevant users and stakeholders, map the FTO and markets and protect the IPR, along the visioned utilization path towards commercialization. In addition to metallurgy and water purification, FaMe method may have uses also in e.g., recycling of catalysis materials, while its outcomes promote Finland's self-sufficiency and CRM resilience.

2026

2027