What steps are involved in the recycling of lithium batteries ?

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Megha Mehta asked 6 years ago

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What steps are involved in the recycling of lithium batteries

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What steps are involved in the recycling of lithium batteries

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Lithium batteries are most widely used because of their versatility and cannot be disposed or recycled in standard formats.

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Team GreenSutra® Staff answered 6 years ago

All modern electronics and electrical systems prefer the use of lithium batteries as a power source.

Lithium batteries are classified as hazardous waste and cannot be disposed with regular waste.

Recycling lithium batteries is incredibly complex and expensive. The following steps are involved in their recycling:

Step 1: Collection & Reception of used lithium batteries
Step 2: Segregation and Sorting
Step 3: Burning of flammable electrolytes
Step 4: Neutralization of hazardous components
Step 5: Smelting of metallic components
Step 6: Extraction of metals like lithium, aluminum, high value metals
Step 7: Refining & purification of recovered materials
Step 8: Reusing of recovered materials