Safety FirstThis is another proof that AMY's recycling batteries is a must for the industries (Samsung S7 issues)
From the Kemetco research inc. white paper (page 5 of 14)
Advantages Over Current Methods: Increased Purity, Decreased Safety Risk
Crushing and grinding operations in conventional mining processes are known to introduce metallic impurities. Avoiding these metal shard residues left behind from wear of steel grinding equipment is a critical factor in overall lithium-ion battery safety: even immeasurable metallic impurities in the partsper-billion can potentiate thermal runaway, causing over-heating, or even fire and explosion. The tolerances for these impurities are so low that there are no current analytical methods to measure. As such, all lithium-ion battery manufacturers test every battery manufactured for a few weeks to reduce (but not eliminate) the occurrence of thermal run-away of production batteries prior to sale.
American Manganese’s processing scheme can also be tailored to improve the chemical purity of the overall cathode compound. This can be accomplished with the integration of proven hydrometallurgical techniques such as selective leaching, selective precipitation, ion exchange, solvent extraction or selective crystallization. Creating a higher purity product will prevent build-up of impurities at the solidelectrolyte interface (SEI) layer which is known to cause battery fade and decreased performance after repeated charge and discharge cycles.
Phase 3 results is around the corner and soon it will knock at the door
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