@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 month agoBattery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cellswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1457cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1457external-linkBattery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cellswww.independent.co.uk@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•1 month 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•30 days 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.