Aqua Metals recovers high-purity lithium hydroxide via Li AquaRefining

Aqua Metals announced the recovery of high-purity lithium hydroxide from lithium-ion battery black mass at the company’s Li AquaRefining recycling facility located at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. The production and availability of the first recycled lithium hydroxide at scale will help close the supply chain loop for critical battery metals in America, paving the way for a more sustainable, efficient battery manufacturing industry. The immediate recovery of lithium hydroxide also improves the economics of recycling advanced battery chemistries like lithium iron phosphate, where lithium makes up most of the valuable material, unlike current nickel and cobalt-based batteries.