How Much Lithium Can I get From a Lithium - Ion Battery?

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Now I am going to tell you more about Lithium ion batteries and what they are really made from.

[laboratoryofliptakov]

In 20 minutes I know more about the chemical composition than in 2 days of searching anywhere else. One of the most useful videos for researchers. Hat off and subscribed.

[maverick]

fun fact: lead/sulfuric acid batteries are arguably the most recycled items by consumption. everything except some of the paper linings can get reprocessed and made into new ones and the practice is so robust that almost every battery you find in places like america are made from some recycled batteries

[mohamedahamedazain]

The first time that I have seen recycling method for lithium, good done o'man

[Nick-copf]

HOLY SHIT I was not expecting that voice when he swooped around with the scooter.

[thesunexpress]

There's no doubt going to be major disasters at future car scrap-yards (~5 to 10 years) when the battery packs aren't handled properly.

[randaranatunga]

If that intro wasn’t smooth, I don’t know what is

[j_sum]

This is one of your best videos yet. Thanks.
And I enjoyed it because I am in the middle of a project doing exactly the same thing. Those cylindrical batteries are really tough!

[vincentmarzion]

This is the first video I've found on this topic with sound chemistry and decent results with a real yield. Thank you for documenting your process and translating it to English, much appreciated.

[khunagnes]

I just love thio's voice, his facial expressions and simplicity when it comes to making a video.

[RJDA.Dakota]

Actually acting more like a big electrolytic capacitors— a slow leak capacitor. I love your channel and learn an amazing amount from your channel and videos. Absolutely wonderful‼️

[Singleraxis]

Your professionalism has changed so much over the years I've watched you, really enjoyed this video!

[Scrizati]

Excellent and interesting video with some really relevant topics today!

[excitedbox]

I wish you gave the link for the paper you used. We need more videos like this.

[mikekokomomike]

So after all that, the commercial recycling of lithium batteries is actually just melting them into an alloy used for what other purposes? Does not sound too green to me unless I missed something.

[HarrySinanian]

That was an awesome insight into the potential future and risks with EV ideals. Messy business, thank you for sharing.

[xiaoshen]

*Purification of metals exists*
Conc. H2SO4: Did someone just call me???

[lazarian]

I come for the science. I stay to see the kitty. :3

[tophertrimmer]

Thank you for all the hard work you put into this video. It’s a topic I have always been interested in and it’s very important for our future.

[izzieb]

A video with an important question posed the beginning. With many governments pushing for a full switch to EVs, it's important to ask what can be done with the e-waste they will create.

That's ignoring issues with the availability of raw materials and emissions produced from their production.

[cmonkey]

And just yesterday I was wondering how to recover the lithium from these batteries. Given the chemicals, energy, and time required it hardly seems worth it for a few grams of metal. Which is why I expect them all to become landfill for the foreseeable future.