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CONICET develops sponges to recover metals from batteries

CONICET researchers have developed smart sponges aimed at recovering valuable metals from used batteries. The scientific project seeks to optimise the recovery of specific materials.

By aluminio.ar · Based on reporting by LA17

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What you need to know

  1. The technological development was carried out by CONICET scientists.
  2. The project focuses on used batteries.
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