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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Scientists make major discovery while working with scrap EV batteries: 'The need for developing sustainable recycling methods is pressing'

The Cool Down
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Rice University researchers heat spent lithium-ion batteries to over 4,040 degrees Fahrenheit .

The waste formed magnetic shells and stable core structures.

The team was able to recover 98% of the valuable battery metal.

"The bulk structure of battery materials remains stable and is ready to be reconstituted into new cathodes," researcher says.

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