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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wesley Chang is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Drexel University. Rechargeable batteries are great for storing energy and powering electronics from smartphones to ...

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 ...