A research team is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ion batteries amid their increasing use. A research team at Rice University led by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F.

New research shows pre-treatment in lithium-ion battery recycling drives environmental impact and recovery of valuable metals—yet it is often overlooked in recycling strategies. Published in Nature ...

Scientists have developed a cleaner way to separate cobalt and nickel from lithium-ion battery ...

Tartaric acid from grapes separates the critical elements electrolytically, avoiding complex solvent-based extraction ...

The shift of electric vehicles (EVs) from a niche market to a central component of the automotive industry has had significant impacts and promises to bring many more. As the scale of lithium-ion ...

The project is expected to significantly enhance India’s domestic capacity for recovering critical minerals through advanced ...

BMW is expanding an innovative process for reclaiming and reusing EV raw materials in building a brand-new €10 million ($10.4 million) cell recycling center. The new German plant will work to ...

MIT spinout and battery maker 24M Technologies today debuted a new direct-material battery recycling process for EV batteries and battery storage. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based 24M Technologies, ...

The BMW Group is investing €10 million ($10.5 million) to build a specialist center for recycling battery cells in Bavaria, Germany. BMW Group’s planned Cell Recycling Competence Center (CRCC) will ...

A research team at Rice University led by James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science and nanoengineering, is tackling the environmental issue of ...