Greener solution powers new method for lithium-ion battery recycling
November 29, 2023
November 29, 2023
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
ORNL researchers Lu Yu and Yaocai Bai examine vials that contain a chemical solution that causes the cobalt and lithium to separate from a spent battery, followed by a second stage when cobalt precipitates in the bottom. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Used lithium-ion batteries from cell phones, laptops and a growing number o . . .
ORNL researchers Lu Yu and Yaocai Bai examine vials that contain a chemical solution that causes the cobalt and lithium to separate from a spent battery, followed by a second stage when cobalt precipitates in the bottom. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Used lithium-ion batteries from cell phones, laptops and a growing number o . . .