Honda wants to recycle batteries of electric cars and hybrid cars
06.06.2012 - The battery unit and other elements of the hybrid and electric cars consist partly of the so-called rare earths, which Honda wants to recover partly through recycling.
The so-called rare earths are in great demand because they are required for many modern devices, from cell phones to battery cells for electric cars. As the prices for these rare raw materials continue to rise, recycling can be worthwhile for the economy. For example, since April the car manufacturer Honda has been using the world's first series production process for the extraction of rare earths from used products. Honda and Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd. are working on this project. in Tokyo together.
For the time being, the process is used in used nickel-metal hydride batteries, the battery units come from Honda hybrid vehicles were withdrawn from the market.
Later, this recovery process will be extended to other parts of hybrid and electric cars.
Honda had previously heat-treated the used batteries and recycled nickel-containing waste as a raw material for stainless steel. In the new process, the extracted elements are now as pure as newly mined and refined metals. This allows for the extraction of 80 percent of rare earths, which are used in nickel-metal hydride batteries
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Honda has long been pursuing the "3R Approach" when recycling raw materials (reduce, reuse, recycle: reduce, reuse, recycle). The Japanese manufacturer was the first in Japan to offer recycled parts while collecting and processing used oil filters and shock absorbers.
It is to be hoped that the reuse of materials will become increasingly popular. Some manufacturers of electric cars give the battery units before recycling a second life as energy storage for houses.
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