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New acid-free way to recycle lithium-ion batteries (Level A1) — orange and green tube bottles

New acid-free way to recycle lithium-ion batteriesCEFR A1

28 Nov 2025

Adapted from Marcy DeLuna-Rice, Futurity CC BY 4.0

Photo by Ethera Brand, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
63 words
  • Rice University studies battery recycling.
  • Lithium-ion batteries are in cars and phones.
  • Old batteries need better recycling.
  • Researchers use a two-step heating method.
  • First, they heat materials with chlorine gas.
  • Then, they heat the material briefly in air.
  • Lithium stays as a chloride and dissolves in water.
  • The method recovers lithium, cobalt, and graphite.
  • It uses less energy and fewer chemicals.

Difficult words

  • recycleTo make something useful again.
  • researcherA person who studies and learns about things.
    Researchers
  • processA series of actions to do something.
  • lithiumA type of material often found in batteries.
  • methodA way to do something.
  • energyThe power to do work or make things move.
  • materialThings used to make other things.
    materials

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Discussion questions

  • Why is recycling batteries important?
  • How do you think this method helps the planet?
  • What other materials do you think can be recycled?

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