fact-checkedtrusted sourceproofread Inexpensive and environmentally friendly mechanochemical recycling process recovers 70% of lithium from batteriesCommunications Chemistry. Suited for various cathode materialsSuch a method has now been developed by the Energy Storage Systems Department of KIT's Institute for Applied Materials (IAM-ESS), the Helmholtz Institute Ulm for Electrochemical Energy Storage (HIU) established by KIT in cooperation with Ulm University, and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. ambient temperature and pressure, the method is highly energy-efficient