naturaldynamicsBattery recycling 101"
there are 3 ways to extract lithium from old batteries, but the present methods are not able to salvage much lithium.
A new method is decribed here, and it sounds promising!
https://open.substack.com/pub/davidroberts/p/electrifying-battery-recycling?r=50mik&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#evs #batteries, #upcycling, #greenenrgy
there are 3 ways to extract lithium from old batteries, but the present methods are not able to salvage much lithium.
A new method is decribed here, and it sounds promising!
https://open.substack.com/pub/davidroberts/p/electrifying-battery-recycling?r=50mik&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#evs #batteries, #upcycling, #greenenrgy
Electrifying battery recycling
Conventional ways of recycling lithium-ion batteries produce unwelcome byproducts, including carbon emissions. Now a company called Aqua Metals is betting on a new technique -- electro-hydrometallurgy -- that is run on clean, cheap renewable electricity. I get into the details with CEO Steve Cotton.
Emeritus Prof Christopher May