Dhanasekar Kesavan
Cheonan,44
Summary
Battery recycling strategist with 2.9 years’ experience and expertise in executing the research plan to recover valuable materials from spent batteries using mechanical, physical and chemical methods. During this tenure, I have led the process planning strategies to recover the materials based on their physical properties from lab scale to pilot scale with enhanced purity. Innovative R&D Engineer known for driving product development from concept to market. Led cross-functional teams to create cutting-edge solutions, improving product performance and reducing costs. Excelled in problem-solving and fostering collaboration to deliver impactful results.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work history
R&D Engineer, Section Manager
Recycling Development Solutions (RDS)
Daejeon
03.2023 - 12.2025
- Optimization of battery recycling downstream process after pyro metallurgy
- Physical separation, water leaching, magnetic separation to separate individual battery materials based on the properties after pyrolyzing the LIB (NMC, LFP, NCA)
- Solving the challenges in development of cost-effective methods for pilot scale production
- Developing ideas to obtain materials with high purity and yield (Lithium and other metals)
- Preparing R&D reports in regular basis for each process involved in battery recycling process
- Machine selection for 1000 Ton production plant in Cheonan, South Korea
- One-step leaching process (hydrometallurgy) to separate paramagnetic MnO from Nickel & Cobalt to enhance the purity of Ni-Co alloy
- One-step organic acid leaching process (hydrometallurgy) to separate Al and Li from final Ni-Co alloy
- Electro dialysis method to increase concentration of lithium solution in production scale.
- Separation of graphite from metal mixtures through froth floatation and magnetic separation
- Optimizing the temperature of pyrolysis for NMC batteries to obtain high yield of Lithium carbonate
- Conducting experiments on separating Aluminum and Fluorine impurities from Lithium carbonate based on the difference in solubility and pH
- Optimization of pyrolysis temperature to discharge or pretreating the LIB cells (NMC) to get rid of the risk of fire.
Post-doctoral fellow
Jeju National University
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Development of advanced materials for high energy super capacitors
Junior Research Fellow
Symbiosis Institute of Technology
03.2017 - 07.2017
- Laboratory set-up, synthesis of low cost metal oxides for ORR
- Company Overview: India
Teaching Assistant
TJS polytechnic
09.2013 - 06.2014
- Lecturing on Engineering Drawings, strength of materials
- Company Overview: India
Quality Control
Mathi Engineering Works
08.2012 - 08.2013
- Internal inspection of finished machine parts
Education
PhD - Mechatronics Engineering
Jeju National University
Chennai 09.2018 - 09.2022
Korean Language - TOPIK : Level-4
Daegu University
Daegu 09.2017 - 08.2018
Masters - Nanoscience & Technology
Anna University
Chennai 08.2014 - 08.2016
Bachelors - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
Chennai 06.2008 - 06.2012
Skills
- Nanomaterials
- Battery recycling (pyro, hydrometallurgy)
- XRD
- ICP
- FESEM
- Process planning
- Scientific paper writing
Languages
English
Korean
Tamil
Personal Information
Title: Researcher, Section Manager(R&D)
Custom
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Timeline
R&D Engineer, Section Manager
Recycling Development Solutions (RDS)
03.2023 - 12.2025
Post-doctoral fellow
Jeju National University
09.2022 - 02.2023
PhD - Mechatronics Engineering
Jeju National University
09.2018 - 09.2022
Korean Language - TOPIK : Level-4
Daegu University
09.2017 - 08.2018
Junior Research Fellow
Symbiosis Institute of Technology
03.2017 - 07.2017
Masters - Nanoscience & Technology
Anna University
08.2014 - 08.2016
Teaching Assistant
TJS polytechnic
09.2013 - 06.2014
Quality Control
Mathi Engineering Works
08.2012 - 08.2013
Bachelors - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
06.2008 - 06.2012