Battery Recycling

Basics

• This page goes over the Recyclability of various Battery Chemistries, what the recycling process entails, and how this applies to OSE's efforts

Battery Chemistries

Alkaline Batteries / Zinc–Carbon Batteries

• Seems to be uncommon since it is considered fine to throw they away with the rest of MSW (should double check this and see if other jurisdictions vary on this_
• A 2008 Paper Titled "Process for the recycling of alkaline and zinc–carbon spent batteries"

Lead Acid Batteries

Lead acid batteries - 97% of them are recycled and they appear to be more environmentally and socially friendly that lithium ion batteries.

https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/recycling_batteries

Sodium Ion Batteries

• Probably Similar to Lithium Ion Battery Processing

Flow Batteries

Iron-Air Flow Battery

• Should be quite simple, drain liquid, separate Membranes from the rest of the assembly, etc, if one doesn't just maintain the installation and have a Functionally Infinite Product Lifespan

Organic Redox Flow Battery

• May be similar to Iron-Air Flow Battery (Perhaps may have degradation issues similar to Dye Lasers thus need more frequent fluid swaps?

Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

• ?

Polysulfide Bromide Flow Battery

• ?

Internal Links

• E-Waste Recycling

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Battery Recycling