Green Li-ion has launched a commercial-scale plant to process unsorted battery waste, or “black mass,” from used lithium-ion batteries
plant will produce sustainable, battery-grade cathode precursor, lithium, and anode materials – closing the EV recycling loop with the production done all in one plant
uses a novel and advanced hydrometallurgical approach that closes the recycling loop by directly converting recycling scrap into battery-grade precursor cathode active material (pCAM) without being exported for further processing
Green Li-ion says its process significantly reduces production time, yielding pCAM in around 12 hours
emits up to 90% fewer GHG emissions than virgin materials processing.
first in North America capable of processing unsorted black mass of different Li-ion battery chemistries into pCAM at commercial scale, ensuring 99% purity
expected to create 2 metric tons of pCAM at battery grade, or the equivalent of 72,000 smartphone batteries per day