Argyle13 @lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoJapan finds a way to recover 90% of lithium from old EV batterieswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square94linkfedilinkarrow-up1996arrow-down13
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·9 days agoWe recover 99% of lead from car batteries. The same lead is used over and over.
minus-squareBygoneNeutrino@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 days agoLead is much easier to purify than lithium.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoBecause we really have not tried.
We recover 99% of lead from car batteries. The same lead is used over and over.
Lead is much easier to purify than lithium.
Because we really have not tried.