Aqua Metals, Inc. has developed AquaRefining, a modular electrochemical process that produces ultra-pure lead from used lead-acid batteries ‘in an efficient and socially responsible manner’. Unlike lead smelting, the company explains, ‘AquaRefining produces almost no emissions’ and, by comparison, ‘consumes significantly less energy and is more cost effective’.
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