Questions › Category: Recycling › What steps are involved in the recycling of lithium batteries ? 1 Vote Up Vote Down santosh asked 7 years ago 1 Answers 1 Vote Up Vote Down Best Answer Team GreenSutra® Staff answered 7 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
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