From mdpi.com
Recovery of Pure Lead-Tin Alloy from Recycling Spent Lead-Acid Batteries
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Spent lead–acid batteries have become the primary raw material for global lead production. In the current lead refining process, the tin oxidizes to slag, making its recovery problematic and expensive. This paper aims to present an innovative method for the fire refining of lead, which enables...
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on Wed, 10PM
From springer.com
Refining of Secondary Pb with Retention of Sn Using Al and Ca Additions - JOM
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Lead grid from spent lead-acid batteries contains significant amounts of tin and antimony. In classical pyro-refining processes of lead, tin oxidizes and is transferred to dross, making its recovery problematic and expensive. This paper presents an innovative method of pyro-refining lead using...
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on Wed, 10PM
From telepolis.de
Wurmkur gegen Plastikmüll: Afrikanische Käferlarven fressen Styropor
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Afrikanische Forscher fanden Käferlarven, die Styropor dank Darmbakterien verdauen. Was passiert, wenn die Larven ausschließlich Styropor fressen?
6h ago
From trouw.nl
Techneut Jan Post (63) kan bijna alles repareren, maar dat mag hij niet
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Al veertig jaar is Jan Post reparateur van elektronica. Hij verbaast zich regelmatig over de regels die zijn werk bemoeilijken. ‘Een onderdeeltje uit een oud apparaat halen? Dat mag niet van de wet.’
#Trouw #afval #politiek #recycling
on Wed, 3PM