Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

Brine pools for lithium mining. The lithium battery economy, driven largely by the growing electrical vehicle market, presents opportunities for water and wastewater businesses across the value chain, according to a new report from BlueTech Research. Recycling growth. Water reduction.

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Energy Central

JULY 30, 2024

In the pursuit of 100% electrification of the global economy, two recent advancements in battery technology caught my eye. The first is an improved recycling process for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries from researchers at Rice University.

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TechXplore

APRIL 22, 2024

Lithium salts make batteries powerful but expensive. An ultralow-concentration electrolyte based on the lithium salt LiDFOB may be a more economical and more sustainable alternative. In addition, the electrolyte could facilitate both production and recycling of the batteries.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Each EV lithium-ion battery pack contains around 8 kg of lithium, and last year global lithium production was 100 000 tons.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A new corps of startups have different methods, but the same goal: Avoid the environmental and human impacts of lithium mining.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

An exploded view of an EV battery: Researchers have demonstrated a method to upcycle end-of-life battery waste into materials that can be used for ‘next generation’ battery cathodes. Professor Slater of the University of Birmingham said: “The challenge is no longer about recycling.

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altenergymag

JULY 26, 2021

-Acquisition expands Ecobat's position in Europe as the leader in recycling batteries of all chemistries -Combined capabilities position Ecobat as the only service provider across Europe to offer the full suite of lithium-ion recycling services

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GreenTech Gazette

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Lithium-ion batteries are a key component of the transition to a clean energy future. However, as the demand for lithium-ion batteries grows, so does the need for sustainable recycling methods. Traditional methods of lithium-ion battery recycling are often energy-intensive and environmentally harmful.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 27, 2024

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, in cell phones, computers, electric vehicles, and even toys, to name only a few places. They have become an integral part of our everyday lives.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Regarding the prominent issue at hand, it is really true that electric car batteries can be recycled, and there are specific methods that allow for the recovery of up to 95% of the raw materials. However, electric vehicles (EVs) have faced criticism due to concerns about their sustainability, particularly about their batteries.

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Energy Storage News

APRIL 2, 2024

Big investments are being made into the battery recycling sector in Europe as the continent looks to increase the domestic supply of critical materials for its lithium-ion gigafactory projects.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2023

The plant will process end-of-life lithium batteries from sectors such as auomotive. Since 2017, ABB has delivered electrification and automation equipment to power Northvolt’s Ett gigafactory for lithium-ion batteries in Sweden. ” The Revolt Ett site.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

The University of Birmingham has purchased a laboratory-scale rare earth roll separator for its School of Metallurgy and Minerals lithium-ion battery recycling research facility. This includes a battery shredding facility and a range of physical separation equipment. High-intensity magnetic separation.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Shops that sell large volumes of batteries have to provide a battery recycling collection. A survey ¹ carried out on behalf of Zero Waste Scotland has revealed that 25% of people who responded admitted they disposed of batteries in the general household bin.

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The Verge: Energy

JULY 9, 2024

A broken cellphone with a rechargeable battery lies in a collection container for hazardous materials at a waste sorting facility. More recently, a particular subclass of PFAS called bis-perfluoroalkyl sulfonimides (bis-FASIs) has been used as electrolytes and binders in lithium-ion batteries.

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Charged

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a new type of gel that could help to make lithium-ion batteries safer. The gel is designed to prevent the highly flammable electrolyte fluid from leaking, and initial lab studies show that it could also improve battery performance and service life.

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Charged

JUNE 3, 2024

Chemical producer BASF has started operating its prototype metal refinery for battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany. The plant is focused on the development of operational procedures and the optimization of battery recycling technology, processing end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap.

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Charged

MARCH 14, 2023

Battery recycling company Ecobat is building its third lithium-ion battery recycling facility and its first in North America. The plant will be located approximately one mile from the existing Ecobat Resources Arizona facility, which has been manufacturing battery anodes for 15 years. “We Source: Ecobat

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Living Green Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Are Used Lithium Batteries Recyclable? Batteries are considered hazardous because of the metals and other toxic materials they contain. Most batteries are put into rubbish bins and then taken to landfill sites where they decay and leak.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The commonly held view that lithium-ion batteries are not being recycled is not true. China recycled around 67,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries last year, or 69 percent of all the stock available for recycling worldwide, according to Hans Eric Melin, founder of U.K.-based

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Charged

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a new approach to recycling metals from used EV batteries. The method recovers 100% of the aluminum and 98% of the lithium from EV batteries, according to the researchers. Then, nickel, cobalt, manganese (NCM) and lithium are recovered.

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altenergymag

OCTOBER 13, 2022

-Li-Cycle’s fourth Spoke recycling facility in North America has capacity to process up to 10,000 tonnes of manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries per year -The Spoke can recycle the equivalent of batteries required for approximately 20,000 EVs per year and has the ability to directly process full EV battery packs

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Charged

JANUARY 19, 2024

RecycLiCo Battery Materials, a battery recycling company, has received investment approval from the Taiwan Department of Investment Review for its 50/50 joint venture with Zenith Chemical. This modular plant is intended to be transported to Taiwan for the final commissioning. Source: RecycLiCo

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Canary Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Ascend Elements has raised $542 million to take its plans to recycle lithium-ion batteries to the next level. The investment round announced Wednesday will support building a factory in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, where Ascend will process the “black mass” derived from slicing and sorting old lithium-ion batteries into…

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Charged

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Dragonfly Energy, maker of Battle Born Batteries, in collaboration with battery recycling pioneer Aqua Metals , has reported a significant advance in its quest for sustainable lithium-ion battery production. Source: Dragonfly Energy

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Charged

APRIL 5, 2024

Afraid there won’t be enough recycling plants to recycle EV batteries when they start reaching end of life in large numbers? Encouraged by generous government incentives, companies have been investing heavily in battery plants. If a shortage of recyclable batteries develops, such companies could have the advantage.

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Charged

JANUARY 17, 2023

Nevada-based Aqua Metals has begun operating a pilot battery recycling facility at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. Feedstock has been introduced into the automated system, enabling recovery of valuable critical minerals from spent lithium-ion batteries. Source: Aqua Metals.

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Charged

MAY 2, 2023

Volkswagen and lithium-ion battery recycler Redwood Materials have partnered to offer US consumers a convenient way to recycle rechargeable devices or lithium-ion batteries. The program launched at 14 dealerships in April, and additional locations will be added throughout the year.

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Charged

MARCH 19, 2024

On the contrary, Nissan is planning to build two new EVs at the plant, and is also working on a UK battery factory. Also cooperating on the initiative: battery producer AESC , a long-standing partner of Nissan; and Connected Energy , a UK provider of second-life battery energy storage solutions.

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Charged

JANUARY 23, 2024

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) researchers and industry partners including PowerCo, Umicore, Weber Ultrasonics and Siemens are working together to improve spent battery recycling by recovering active components while maintaining functionality. The consumption of energy and chemicals in current recycling processes is high.

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Charged

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Battery recycler Li-Cycle has announced that its Alabama Spoke plant in Tuscaloosa has started commercial operations. The Alabama Spoke uses Li-Cycle’s patented technology to recycle and directly process full EV battery packs without any dismantling through a submerged shredding process that produces no wastewater.

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Charged

AUGUST 14, 2024

Saltworks Technologies has delivered a full-scale lithium processing system to an EV battery plant in Canada that is being built for a major automotive and materials manufacturing company. Source: Saltworks Technologies

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Charged

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Cirba Solutions and GM have extended an existing agreement to recycle battery scrap generated by manufacturing and research at selected GM facilities through 2024. The original agreement dates from 2021, and GM has already recycled more than a million pounds of batteries. Source: Cirba Solutions.

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Charged

JANUARY 2, 2024

Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. This facility will extract critical minerals from scrap and end-of-life batteries with an up to 95% recovery rate, and supply battery-grade metals back into the supply chain.

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Charged

MARCH 14, 2023

Battery recycler Aqua Metals has demonstrated the recovery of high-purity lithium hydroxide from lithium-ion battery black mass at the company’s Li AquaRefining recycling facility in Nevada. This new capability can have a profound impact on the lithium battery industry in North America.

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Charged

MAY 30, 2022

Li-Cycle , LG Chem (LGC) and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have agreed to cooperate on battery recycling and sales. Li-Cycle has agreed to recycle LGES’s battery manufacturing scrap and other lithium-ion battery material from its North American manufacturing sites over a 10-year period.

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