A new strategy for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries is based on a hydrometallurgical process in neutral solution. This allows for the extraction of lithium and other valuable metals in an environmentally friendly,

Researchers have developed a new method for recycling spent battery materials that can extract 99.99% of the lithium from used cathodes. The method is pH neutral and uses significantly less energy than other techniques.

The University of Birmingham researchers have introduced a new, environmentally friendly lithium extraction method, offering a potential solution to the increasing global need for battery metals. The new membrane allows for the direct extraction of lithium from salt lake brines using electricity.