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Wringing profit from water-based EV-battery recycling

Argonne’s Jessica Durham prepares a smaller-scale experiment to help scale up a method to separate individual cathode materials.
Argonne’s Jessica Durham prepares a smaller-scale experiment to help scale up a method to separate individual cathode materials.
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Jack Keebler
October 24, 2021 04:00 AM

Profit is not a dirty word in EV-battery recycling. In fact, Jessica Durham, a materials scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, says it's key, just as it is in traditional vehicle and 12-volt lead-acid battery recycling.

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