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Jilin team improves hydrogen storage alloys to boost performance of NiMH batteries

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Researchers at Jilin University in China have proposed a new strategy for designing hydrogen storage alloys with high capacity and long cycling life to improve the discharge capacity and cycling life of nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. Their candidate alloy—La 0.62 Jiang (2018) “A strategy for designing new AB4.5-type

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Honda develops process to reuse rare earth metals extracted from old NiMH batteries for new NiMH batteries for hybrid vehicles

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has established what it says it is the first process to reuse rare earth metals extracted from old nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries for new nickel-metal hydride batteries for use in hybrid vehicles. Honda Motor Co., Earlier post.) Such a process has been of interest for some time.

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Honda to begin reuse of rare earth metals extracted from used NiMH batteries before year end; targeting extraction from motors and Li-ion batteries as well

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which has been extracting rare earth metals from used nickel-metal hydride batteries at the plant of Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., from April of this year, plans to begin reusing the extracted metals before the end of 2012. Honda Motor Co., CO 2 from product use.

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JERA and Toyota deploy first large capacity Sweep Energy Storage System with second-life batteries

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The 485 kW / 1,260 kWh facility will comprise lithium-ion batteries, nickel metal-hydride batteries, and lead-acid batteries. By collecting used batteries and reusing resources, both companies hope to accelerate their efforts toward achieving a resource-recycling society.

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Honda to reuse rare earth metal extracted from NiMH batteries in hybrids for hybrid vehicle motors

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(JMC) to jointly pursue the reuse of a rare earth metal extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries in hybrid vehicles for magnets of new hybrid vehicle motors. Now, Honda will expand the reuse of extracted rare earth metals to motors for hybrid vehicles to achieve the further recycling of these limited resources.

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Honda to reuse rare earth metals contained in used parts

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and the Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., have developed a process to extract rare earth metals from various used parts in Honda products, in an actual mass-production process at a recycling plant, not an experimental process. However, the successful stabilization of the extraction process at the plant of Japan Metals & Chemicals Co.,

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Kyoto University team proposes selective dismantling to increase recycling potential of precious metals from end-of-life vehicles

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ABS, ETC, NiMH, LIB and PWB signify anti-lock braking system, electronic toll collection, Nickel metal hydride (battery), Lithium-ion battery, and printed wiring board, respectively. Recycling potential amounts of PMs from PWBs of ELVs in Japan 2040. The mean values (between minimum and maximum collection ratios) are shown.