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6 Batteries
How rechargeable batteries work, how to test and report them, and how spent batteries become new materials.
Lessons
Lesson 6.1
How batteries work
Cell voltage, capacity, intercalation and the main lithium-ion chemistries. About 25 minutes
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C-rates, galvanostatic cycling, Coulombic efficiency, capacity retention and loading. About 30 minutes
Start →Lesson 6.3From spent batteries to new materials
Pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and direct recycling, and upcycling into catalysts. About 25 minutes
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