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TECHNOLOGY
Innovative, safe, scalable, and sustainable process to recover critical materials from all types of lithium-ion batteries.
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Here’s how it works
Our two-step process can recover critical battery materials from lithium-ion batteries of all chemistries and form factors.
SAFE, SUBMERGED SHREDDING OF BATTERIES AND MANUFACTURING SCRAP
Step 1: Spokes
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HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING TO PRODUCE CRITICAL BATTERY MATERIALS
Step 2: Hubs
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WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
Valuable differentiators of our innovative and sustainable Spoke & Hub Technologies™
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Full pack, full charged shredding capabilities
Generation 3 Spokes can process full pack EV batteries without the need to dismantle or discharge.
Efficient process
Our technology enables up to a 95% recovery rate to return critical materials back to the supply chain.
Battery form agnostic
We are able to safely receive and recycle all types of lithium-ion batteries regardless of form factor and state of charge, as well as all types of battery manufacturing scrap. We can also process damaged, defective or recalled batteries.
High-quality end products
Li-Cycle’s Hubs are expected to produce high-quality, critical battery materials, including battery-grade lithium carbonate.