New research shows pre-treatment in lithium-ion battery recycling drives environmental impact and recovery of valuable metals—yet it is often overlooked in recycling strategies. Published in Nature ...

Lithium. While it’s not quite “the Spice” of Dune, the silvery, reactive metal is an extraordinarily valuable means for storing electricity, meaning it’s a key tool for transitioning from ...

Whether they power a laptop computer or a Ford F-150 Lightning, lithium-ion batteries are extremely difficult to recycle. These high-tech energy-storage devices contain a laundry list of different ...

Laid out left to right to illustrate notable steps in the process of lithium battery recycling are: a pair of lithium iron phosphate batteries; a container of black mass powder obtained from shredding ...

The transition to a low-carbon economy and the rise of electric vehicles are expected to drive an exponential increase in the demand for lithium-ion batteries. Consequently, the International Energy ...

Tozero, a Munich-based startup that recovers valuable raw materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries, is gearing up to scale. The startup just closed an oversubscribed €11 million seed round ...

Lithium battery recycling offers a powerful solution to rising demand, with discarded batteries still holding most of their valuable materials. Compared to mining, recycling slashes emissions and ...

Lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycler Aqua Metals, Reno, Nevada, says it has successfully completed bench-scale testing and engineering analysis for a novel process to recycle lithium iron phosphate (LFP ...

German company Aurubis AG and Australian battery materials and technology company Talga Group Ltd., have signed a development agreement for a recycled graphite anode product from lithium-ion batteries ...