Utilization Of Recycled Lead In Batteries

Lead-acid batteries, a sustainable product, conforming to a circular economy are made using recycled lead.

• All used batteries are collected as scrap for melting and smelting. These scrap batteries are recycled. They are smelted and refined. The refined lead is combined with other metals to be used again in the future.
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• The recovery of lead from scrap batteries is one of the major advantages that makes lead acid batteries economical and a favorite of the circular economy advocates.
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• All battery manufacturers including established large-scale industries use recycled lead to make alloys for the grid. 
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• The lead oxide used as active material in the battery though made from pure lead, is in a majority of the cases obtained from recycled lead.
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• Some distributors & dealers of batteries misinform the battery user that their batteries contain pure lead and the competition uses recycled lead. 
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• This podcast episode debunks the myth that battery manufacturers using recycled lead make substandard batteries.