AquaMetals Making Lead Out of Recycled Batteries

There is no doubt that batteries have revolutionized the way we view and use our world. However, they are not exactly the most Eco-friendly items on the market. Not in terms of their production or in terms of their existence. That being said, they are crucial to our day to day lives so just “ditching them” would not be the most productive thing to do. That is why certain companies have come out to try and make lead batteries out of per-existing batteries therefore recycling the old and making it new! This is an extremely important thing to happen considering that 96% of all rechargeable batteries are lead-based. They power cars and trucks, hybrid and electric vehicles and provide backup power for hospitals among many other things.

Recycling lead batteries is also quite important as the lead acid battery market is expected to grow from $46.6 B in 2015 to $85.5 B in 2025. This means more batteries in landfills, leading to more leakages harming and polluting the environment.

During our research about sustainable lead batteries, we stumbled upon a company by the name of AquaMetals who’s found a way to recycle lead batteries that they call “groundbreaking”.

AquaMetals Mission:

Now before we get to this “groundbreaking” technology, we’d like to go over their mission and the challenges they’re trying to tackle. As it says on their website, AquaMetals Inc. are trying to tick off all the green boxes by attempting to increase the production of lead but stay sustainable at the same time. They don’t want their Eco-footprint to increase, they don’t want to cause more damage to the environment, but they definitely want more sustainable lead batteries. How are they going to do it? According to them, through a process by the name of “AquaRefining.”

Solution: AquaRefining