cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoBattery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cellswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1663arrow-down15
arrow-up1658arrow-down1external-linkBattery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cellswww.independent.co.ukcm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·4 days agoThis shows how one company (li-cycle) that claims they recycle 95% of the lithium does it: https://youtu.be/s2xrarUWVRQ 99.99% doesn’t seem too far-fetched.
minus-squareOmgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·4 days agoWhen refining a process, it becomes exponentially more difficult and expensive the closer you get to 100% efficiency. 0-95% costs less than 95-99%, which costs less than 99%-99.99%
minus-squarezergtoshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoUnless you find/invent a new procedure that’s way more efficient instead of doing more cycles of known procedures.
This shows how one company (li-cycle) that claims they recycle 95% of the lithium does it: https://youtu.be/s2xrarUWVRQ
99.99% doesn’t seem too far-fetched.
When refining a process, it becomes exponentially more difficult and expensive the closer you get to 100% efficiency. 0-95% costs less than 95-99%, which costs less than 99%-99.99%
Unless you find/invent a new procedure that’s way more efficient instead of doing more cycles of known procedures.