Changing the game
cylib is a start-up for holistic and innovative battery recycling, starting from discharging to recovery of all components of the lithium battery.
cylib was founded in Aachen in 2022 by Lilian Schwich, Paul Sabarny, and Dr. Gideon Schwich.
Our process
cylib's proprietary end-to-end process is characterized by the efficient, resource- and climate-friendly recovery of all valuable metals in an electric car battery from pack to cell level.
The process has been developed over the years at RWTH Aachen University within an experienced research team.
Our drive was to develop a process that, in addition to robustness, has sustainability as a central element. Thus the cylib process is accompanied by a reduction in CO2 emissions.
cylib's technology enables the recovery of all battery components regardless of whether it is an end-of-life battery or not. Recovery of green secondary raw materials from the cylib process enables the realization of the true Circular Economy on the European market.
Discharging
Dismantling
Mechanical treatment
Thermal treatment
Hydrometallurgy
The founding team
For achieving our mission to establish a real circular economy in the battery sector we are building an interdisciplinary team of experts. Besides our founding team we are a team consisting of more than 25 experts from various fields.
Lilian has a strong track record in battery recycling. She led the battery recycling group at the RWTH Aachen University’s IME and worked in numerous consulting projects in the battery recycling industry with MIMI Tech GmbH.
Paul has a background in mining and metallurgy. He built up and managed the IME battery laboratory at RWTH Aachen University, collaborated and coordinated several nationally funded projects, and worked on consulting projects for MIMI Tech GmbH.
Gideon has a background in business engineering and production technology. He did his Ph.D. at RWTH Aachen University. Prior to being COO at cylib he led the sustainability team at umlaut - part of Accenture.
Interested in joining our team? Let's talk!
