The problem is waiting for free market forces to make recycling (of any material) attractive. Plus, waiting for batteries to complete their life cycle. Lots more can be achieved by a collective effort in cleaning out each and every desk, cabinet and night stand for old, forgotten mobile phones.
7:12 "about half" well that's not acceptable either if we care about a SUSTAINED FUTURE. All components should be designed to prioritize 101% recyclability over form, function and profit.
This is the Green way on steroids'! Primobius Battery recycling plant linked up with Neometals Australia. They will be obtaining at least 95% recyclable metals for future use. Huge investment output and fantastic way for growth
It makes sense to recycle them. They would be considered to be high grade ore concentrate. You get lithium copper cobalt and nickel. The iron and aluminum would be considered waste. Process would start with shredding. Next dry the shreds and use magnetic and gravity separation. Copper and cell can steel is removed. Next, treat with carbonated water to pull lithium out. Next step react black mass with HCl and oxygen to pull the cobalt and nickel out. Next bake the carbon and plastics under a reducing atmosphere to recreate porus carbon that can be reused. This twice processed carbon material actually works better than virgin material for some reason.
Largest argument of EV haters: "batteries are taking a lot of recourses to produce" . Well, all this recourses are going to the next car. And so on. Closed cycle after. While petrol vehicle will burn 20,000 to 50,000 gallons of oil. One way. With toxic burning products ending in our common air.
Idk children dying/slavery plus the energy produced from mining resources vs ⛽ gas pollution.. I want an EV car, but the first Factor morally hurts me more 🤷♀️.
How much does it cost? Who is gonna pay for this? Plastic can also be recycled, a lot easier and cheaper but still we are recycling only 9% of global plastic output. In twenty years’ time we are gonna watch thousand tons of this eco-friendly EV batteries unloaded in Africa from ships and burned in environmental friendly fires…
Li-Cycle will become a massive company in the future. Which is why I have been buying their stock for a year and will continue since it's cheap right now. ♻️🤑♻️💵
The problem is waiting for free market forces to make recycling (of any material) attractive.
Plus, waiting for batteries to complete their life cycle.
Lots more can be achieved by a collective effort in cleaning out each and every desk, cabinet and night stand for old, forgotten mobile phones.
We could mine landfills.
The future is here. Great way to sustainablity
7:12 "about half" well that's not acceptable either if we care about a SUSTAINED FUTURE. All components should be designed to prioritize 101% recyclability over form, function and profit.
This is the Green way on steroids'! Primobius Battery recycling plant linked up with Neometals Australia. They will be obtaining at least 95% recyclable metals for future use. Huge investment output and fantastic way for growth
It makes sense to recycle them. They would be considered to be high grade ore concentrate. You get lithium copper cobalt and nickel. The iron and aluminum would be considered waste. Process would start with shredding. Next dry the shreds and use magnetic and gravity separation. Copper and cell can steel is removed. Next, treat with carbonated water to pull lithium out. Next step react black mass with HCl and oxygen to pull the cobalt and nickel out. Next bake the carbon and plastics under a reducing atmosphere to recreate porus carbon that can be reused. This twice processed carbon material actually works better than virgin material for some reason.
Largest argument of EV haters: "batteries are taking a lot of recourses to produce" . Well, all this recourses are going to the next car. And so on. Closed cycle after.
While petrol vehicle will burn 20,000 to 50,000 gallons of oil. One way. With toxic burning products ending in our common air.
Idk children dying/slavery plus the energy produced from mining resources vs ⛽ gas pollution.. I want an EV car, but the first Factor morally hurts me more 🤷♀️.
those atoms aren't going anywhere unless they're thrown away, just reduce them back from their oxidized state! :)
In fact, what is again needed are the mixed oxides that can be obtained from the battery precursor salts that are the end point of recycling process
How much does it cost? Who is gonna pay for this? Plastic can also be recycled, a lot easier and cheaper but still we are recycling only 9% of global plastic output.
In twenty years’ time we are gonna watch thousand tons of this eco-friendly EV batteries unloaded in Africa from ships and burned in environmental friendly fires…
Plastic is cheap to produce but lithium cobalt is valuable matels
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Li-Cycle
Li-Cycle will become a massive company in the future. Which is why I have been buying their stock for a year and will continue since it's cheap right now.
♻️🤑♻️💵