Sethuraman Sattappan
In this fast moving world, the use of ‘lithium ion’ batteries is increasing day by day in all fields. The introduction of lithium-ion batteries has revolutionized transportation technology. Without these we would not have seen the current electric vehicle (EV) revolution. However, the production of these batteries containing lithium and cobalt has environmental and social disadvantages.
Congo accounts for 60 percent of the world’s cobalt supply. A large number of unregulated mines in the country employ children as miners. Children under the age of seven inhale cobalt-rich dust. It causes dangerous lung diseases while working in tunnels.
Recycling these lithium ion batteries is a possible solution to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles to reduce the burden on the environment. Recycling batteries avoids air and water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Globally, a total of 1.5 million tons of lithium batteries will reach the end of their life by 2030, so recycling has become an absolute necessity. To solve this, some start-up companies in India are showing interest in recycling lithium batteries.
What does this ‘start up’ do?
Lohum, a start-up battery manufacturing company, manufactures low-power lithium-ion batteries for sustainable applications. They also collect old lithium batteries and make new ones from them. It also helps to recycle old batteries.They are focusing more on developing technology to increase the working days of batteries. This leads to sustainable and cost-effective batteries available to customers.
Lithium ion battery recycling helps to recover valuable materials such as ‘cathode’ and ‘ionode’ from batteries that cannot be reused. Used lithium ion batteries can be made to last for up to three years of proper use. This dramatically reduces energy demand and carbon-dioxide emissions. So far, recycling has led India to save approximately Rs 4,200 crore.
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