Battery Recycling
Contents
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
Lithium Ion Batteries
Nickel Metal Hydrate / NiCAD 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
- ?
