[deleted] t1_jeemvcl wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:40 PM

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whiteknives t1_jeen8xm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:43 PM

Considering current methods can extract 99% usable material, yeah 70% is low.

Pehz t1_jeeqh2v wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:06 PM

But current methods aren't both inexpensive and environmentally friendly, right? The improvement isn't the yield, it's the rest of the process.

whiteknives t1_jef8l8q wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:06 PM

I’d say wasting 30% of the lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc. in the new way isn’t exactly “environmentally friendly” either. Those wasted materials don’t just disappear.