BEST Magazine
29 April 2026
Acid from spent car batteries used for advanced recycling of plastic
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Acid recovered from spent lead-acid car batteries could be repurposed to enable a new route for recycling difficult plastic waste, according to research published in the journal Joule. A team at the University of Cambridge has developed a solar-driven process that uses sulphuric acid reclaimed from end-of-life batteries to break down plastics and convert them…
Key Takeaways
- • Acid from spent car batteries used for advanced recycling of plastic.
- • Acid recovered from spent lead-acid car batteries could be repurposed to enable a new route for recycling difficult plastic waste, according to research published in the journal Joule.
