Argyle13 @lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoJapan finds a way to recover 90% of lithium from old EV batterieswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1596arrow-down10
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minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·6 days agoWe recover 99% of lead from car batteries. The same lead is used over and over.
minus-squareBygoneNeutrino@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoLead is much easier to purify than lithium.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 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.