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Watercycle Technologies Ltd, a UK a deep tech company focused on developing sustainable mineral extraction and water treatment systems, has, for the first time, recovered commercial grade lithium carbonate and near 100% pure graphite from Black Mass, a solid black powder containing a complex mixture of metals and impurities recovered from the recycling of end-of-life Lithium-ion batteries.
Technology can aid the transition towards a circular economy
Read more about how the potential of the European battery recycling sector was on display at Battery Recycling Europe 2023 against a backdrop of soaring demand for the metal raw materials that power electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESSs)
Paul Hallett, team leader at Defra, says he expects the introduction of kerbside collections “in the longer term” to boost portable battery recycling.