black mass
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In Europe, EV batteries are currently shredded into "black mass" that is shipped to China for recycling.
From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023
That black mass is then processed to make battery-grade material for the battery’s cathode.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
The resulting pieces are separated and Li-Cycle then harvests a granular substance, known as black mass, which is processed into its component metals elsewhere.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022
It's called electro-extraction and it works by using an electrical current to separate metals out from crushed up battery waste known as "black mass".
From BBC • May 2, 2022
Gradually the black mass had lengthened and thickened, so that it kept at last to its braided pattern, and I didn’t have to yank my scalp off when I tried to comb it.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
