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Momentum Technologies licenses ORNL MSX process to recover metals from spent Li-ion batteries

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Less than 5% of spent lithium-ion batteries in the United States are recycled. Several critical elements are used in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles, such as cobalt, nickel, lithium and manganese. MSX is a closed-loop process; it is cheap, modular, energy efficient and produces nearly zero waste.

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