cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agoBattery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cellswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1365arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlscience@mander.xyz
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minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 hours 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-up3·2 hours 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%
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%