While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique could now make that process economically viable.

While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there’s another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique could now make that process economically viable.

  • rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Was gonna say maybe they’re 18650s but it Def says AA on them. I’m gonna go with it’s a made up / AI-generated image

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      They would have to be 21700 cells to hold 4.3AH. 18650 cells top out around 3.6AH. While it is possible to make higher capacity cells, there are some major downsides with doing so.