Recycling rechargeable lithium ion batteries: Critical analysis of natural resource savings

Jo Dewulf; Geert Van der Vorst; Kim Denturck; Herman Van Langenhove; Wouter Ghyoot; Jan Tytgat; Kurt Vandeputte

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.08.004

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Battery (electricity)Resource depletionEnvironmental scienceProduction (economics)Lithium (medication)Natural resourceWaste managementResource (disambiguation)Environmental economicsProcess engineeringNatural resource economicsComputer scienceEngineeringEconomics

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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 54
Issue: 4
Pages: 229-234
Citations: 332
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                                    Jo Dewulf, 
                                
                                    Geert Van der Vorst, 
                                
                                    Kim Denturck
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Recycling rechargeable lithium ion batteries: Critical analysis of natural resource savings. 
                            Resources Conservation and Recycling
                            , 54
                            (4)
                            , 229-234.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.08.004
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.08.004