Metastable Materials and the Case for Turning Battery Waste into a Domestic Source of Critical Minerals
The growing volume of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries presents a challenge that extends beyond waste management. It raises important questions about resource security, industrial sustainability and the ability to recover valuable materials before they are lost from the economic cycle. As demand for critical minerals intensifies alongside the expansion of electric mobility and energy storage, building efficient domestic recycling and refining capabilities is becoming an important part of the circular economy. At the centre of this transition is the need to move beyond conventional recycling towards technologies that can recover valuable materials while remaining commercially viable and...
