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 ...

Researchers in the United States have recovered lithium from battery waste using an electrochemically driven recovery process. Lithium is a critical element used in rechargeable batteries and ...

A technology-licensing agreement between MIT and Contour Energy Systems will enable Contour to commercialize a breakthrough carbon nanotube technology. Early findings from researchers at MIT confirm ...

Researchers have uncovered the mechanical properties of the nanoscale "thorns" that develop inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause them to short circuit and die – or worse, such as ...

Green Li-ion has launched a commercial-scale plant to process unsorted battery waste, or “black mass,” from used lithium-ion batteries. Within an existing recycling facility in Atoka, Oklahoma, the ...

In chemistry, some problems are so persistent that they are nicknamed “forever.” Perfluoroalkyl and ...

Researchers uncover a rapid, efficient and environmentally friendly method for selective lithium recovery using microwave radiation and a readily biodegradable solvent. Researchers uncover a rapid, ...

A worker guides a red mechanical claw toward a battery on a conveyor belt. In North America, many battery recyclers are opening plants, such as this Li-Cycle battery shredding facility, near planned ...

Wesley Chang receives funding from Solid Energy Systems, Inc., Electric Power Research Institute, Drexel University. Wesley Chang consults for The Electrochemical Society. Rechargeable batteries are ...