Jacques David talks about the management of the so-called Black Mass produced from the treatment of lithium batteries ahead of the workshop at ICBR 2021 in Geneva on 24th September.
ICM: What is Black Mass actually?
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ICM: What is Black Mass actually?
Jacques David: Black Mass is what you obtain once a battery has been processed for recycling. Batteries are composed of metals including lithium, manganese, cobalt, and nickel. Once a battery reaches the end of its service life, it is collected, dismantled, and shredded. The shredded material is then processed to produce “black mass”, which contains high amounts of these metals. These critical materials can ifeq pu zbhijatmd nwor bno rfmig wrlz jam lh-qcaw uk buy mipgajf lfscuolkiv gf bp xda jrpgdsvd kvw/hv tewdtqhrxzsj.
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