New Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process Relies On 100-Year-Old Mining Techniques | CleanTechnica

New Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process Relies On 100-Year-Old Mining Techniques
Researchers at Michigan Technological University are using century-old mining techniques to recycle lithium-ion batteries at low cost. It helps that Lei Pan, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, has a graduate degree in mining engineering. Pan had a suspicion the techniques used in the mining industry 100 years ago to separate metal from ore might work for recycling batteries today, so he suggested his engineering students pursue that line of inquiry.