Electrochemical Battery Recycling (IMAGE)

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering

Electrochemical Battery Recycling

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Schematic of the single-step battery cathode recycling method. An old electrode is placed into a regenerative bath. An electrochemical process dissolves the valuable metals and coats them onto a new electrode in a single step.

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The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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