Sustainable diluents molecules synthesis (IMAGE)
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have come up with a new way of recycling the metals found in rechargeable batteries, with less harmful effects for people and the environment, whilst maintaining the same level of efficiency. This study investigates how fossil-based chemicals used in metal recovery can be replaced with alternatives produced from renewable biomass. This image shows how the new biobased dilutents are created. The feedstock molecules (which can come from forestry waste and waste from bioalcohol production) are shown in blue on the left. These pass through sulfuric acid and create the new biobased dilutents, seen on the right in grey and white, which can be used for safer battery recycling.
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Chalmers University of Technology | Mark Foreman
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