Battery parts can be recycled without crushing or melting

Researchers have now discovered that electrodes in lithium batteries containing cobalt can be reused as is after being newly saturated with lithium. In comparison to traditional recycling, which typically extracts metals from crushed batteries by melting or dissolving them, the new process saves valuable raw materials, and likely also energy.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210429095151.htm