New recharge-to-recycle reactor turns battery waste into new lithium feedstock
November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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New recharge-to-recycle reactor turns battery waste into new lithium feedstock
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As global electric vehicle adoption accelerates, end-of-life battery packs are quickly becoming a major waste stream. Lithium is costly to mine and refine, and most current recycling methods are energy- and chemical-intensive, often producing lithium carbonate that must be further p . . .
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New recharge-to-recycle reactor turns battery waste into new lithium feedstock
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As global electric vehicle adoption accelerates, end-of-life battery packs are quickly becoming a major waste stream. Lithium is costly to mine and refine, and most current recycling methods are energy- and chemical-intensive, often producing lithium carbonate that must be further p . . .