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Rice University

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Schematic of the battery recycling process developed by Rice University scientists that uses their signature Joule-heating technique to remove the inert layer on battery metals and lower their oxidation state, making them soluble in low-concentration acid.

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(Image courtesy of the Tour lab/Rice University)

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