The rise of electric vehicles is a critical part of the move away from fossil fuels and the "greening" of transport. However, it isn't without its environmental challenges, one of the major issues ...
Two major issues with the rapid development of battery technologies have traditionally been the amount of waste they produce after the batteries die and the quantity of critical minerals they often ...
Craig has worked in automotive media for nearly 20 years, producing content for publications ranging from Autoline and AutoGuide to Roadshow by CNET and EV Pulse. Aside from writing, he’s also ...
Friction-induced infiltration of aluminum into nickel–cobalt–manganese (NCM) cathode crystals: During mechanical disassembly of spent LIBs in the recycling process, residual aluminum foil undergoes ...
Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered a microbial electrochemical method that can recover 90-95% of the lithium from used lithium-ion batteries. Image Credit: IM ...
While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique ...
The Li-ion battery (LIB) recycling market has continued to grow rapidly through players establishing new partnerships, securing supply deals, and gathering large volumes of funding. Key players have ...