Lithium metal foil from Energizer 'Ultimate Lithium' batteries

Opening of Energizer Lithium battery and taking out stripe of Lithium foil.
I trim the battery can on the lathe for easier opening.
Wall thickness of the can is just 0.25 mm (0.01 inch).
Each battery contain about 1 gram of Lithium metal.

[e-customperformance]

Anode - lithium metal
Cathode – iron disulfide on an aluminum foil substrate
Separator – polyolefin
Electrolyte – lithium salt / organic solvent
Jellyroll construction – spiral wound multiple layers of
anode/separator/cathode material to produce a high
surface area for high power cell design
Vent ball – safety mechanism that provides internal
pressure release
Positive and negative contact surfaces - nickelplated
steel
Non-conductive plastic film label - electrically
insulates the battery
Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) – over
current safety device

[Placervillain]

That was a pretty clean extraction, no sparks or anything. Nice job.

[DanTheAppleMan]

Now that's an exotic way to open a battery...

[illerob]

Yeah man you know it you peeled many. I use a, 4.5 inch harbor freight grinder. Ive used this tool for twenty years, surprise you how clean precise, I know a Carpenter uses grinder cope inside corners, pretty

[zeinul]

@Phacias no, your oil has to be aliphatic. something like heptane, octane or decane will work.

[adracamas]

I had done this before and the metal as it dried got REALLY hot.

[keshinipillay]

How did you discharge the battery before taking it apart??

[quakegen]

whats that machine you use that makes the batterie spin !!!!

[mortenharrysson]

Do you know of any safe way to melt it into bars, or make spheres by a chemical reaction.
I have seen Nurdrages video making potassium into spheres by chemical approach but he removed the video :/

[SkadiVanir]

Is this the same stuff that you put into a bottle of water and it explodes into fire?

[The_GuyWhoNeverUploadsAnything]

Is it possible to use cooking oil for storing it?

[Phacias]

What is mineral oil? Can I use ordinary naphtha?

[Huey_AK-_Brawl_Stars]

Well guess that battery still would have worked to this day. Too bad it died 12 years ago....

[Phacias]

@zeinul I love quick answers :D Thanks :)

[AllenMemeson]

Morten I have taken out lithium my self and if you are like quick enough if you will you can heat it up and shape it and if your lucky get it to a liquid state and put it in a mold so yes and no is what im going to say

[bradleypaul]

i was told lithium stips store in denatured alchohol perfectly. I s that true?

[OldSerpentOfSin]

New. Make sure it's never been used.

[noxious_nights]

Fun fact: If you throw that foil into some water, it can explode

[legomaniac]

@pootwoot toxic fumes do tend to smell bad

[kxl-super]

I was so nervous that it was going to explode