Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists say they’ve created a breakthrough adhesive for batteries that allows them to be recycled without creating highly toxic chemicals.
Battery recycling is critical but current techniques, such as controlled burning of old packs, can release toxic materials. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says it has safer, cheaper option.Recycling of lithium-ion batteries for electric cars and consumer electronics is an urgent priority given tight global supplies of pricey metals like lithium, nickel and cobalt, but it has a downside: current techniques like controlled burning can release toxic chemicals.
A researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory holds samples of the quick-release binder developed to make lithium-ion battery recycling safer and cheaper.The research is already moving into commercial testing with Onto Technologies, a recycling startup in Bend, Oregon.
While lithium-ion batteries are great for eliminating tailpipe exhaust and climate-warming carbon emissions, they’re dirty when they burn. If a Tesla battery pack catches fire, for example, it releases a
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