Flash heating technique extracts valuable metals from battery waste quickly and cheaply

Photo caption: Members of the team: Jinhang Chen (left) and James Tour. Photo courtesy: Jeff Fitlow / Rice University. Article by Isabelle Dumé. Physics World – November 8, 2023. Research article: Science Advances.

A cost-effective new way of recovering metals directly from lithium-ion battery waste could significantly reduce the environmental impact of these ubiquitous devices while cutting the time required to recycle them almost 100-fold. Developed by scientists […]

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