Materials for sustainable electronics

In the OrganoBat project, we are developing innovative materials for sustainable batteries that combine modern energy requirements with environmental compatibility. The aim is to research and realize individual, functional battery components on a biological basis.

Against this backdrop, we are developing metal-free, electrically conductive materials made from renewable or recycled raw materials—for example, by upcycling waste paper into conductive battery conductors or electronic components. These materials form the basis for future biodegradable energy storage devices and sustainable electronics.

Sustainability meets material innovation

OrganoBat's approach combines metallocene-based organic systems with fungal mycelium and waste paper as biodegradable substrate materials. This interdisciplinary combination of chemistry, materials science, and biotechnology enables the development of new functional materials that could do without metals and critical raw materials in the future.

Through this fundamental work, OrganoBat is laying the foundation for a new generation of sustainable electronics and battery technologies—with the long-term goal of creating high-performance, fully biodegradable energy storage devices.