@cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days agoBattery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cellswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1651cross-posted to: science@mander.xyztechnology@lemmy.ml
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minus-square@fubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish24•3 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-square@Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish9•3 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-square@zergtoshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 day 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.