The world’s first “green” lead-acid battery recycling plant will be situated in America, which is expected to eradicate the polluting reputation of lead smelting. The America-based new company Aqua Metals plans to replace conventional smelting method with a water-based “greener” method based on its AquaRefining technology.
The 33 patents related to the AquaRefining technology will not be released to the public before they are approved. Based on what we have known, electrowinning will be included in this technology. By adopting this technology, 30% energy will be saved compared with the traditional method, and no toxic waste (molten slag, lead dust or sulfur dioxide) will be generated during the process. What’s more, extendable lead electrolyzing modules will be adopted.
Steve Clarke, CEO of Aqua Metal, stated that one of the merits of their technology is its much smaller economic scale compared with conventional smelting method. If everything goes well, its plant TRIC located in Nevada will be able to produce 80 tons secondary lead every day, and its super plant at Tesla will be completed at the middle of 2016.
Aqua Metal has developed cooperative relationships with Wirtz Manufacturing and Battery Systems, which are responsible for manufacturing pulverizing systems and providing waste batteries respectively.
The company plans to build more plants in America and Europe, and develop cooperative relationships with battery manufacturers and lead manufacturers in those areas and other regions around the world.
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