black mass
Example Sentences
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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
A machine then shreds the packs to separate plastic, aluminum and copper from a black mass that contains crucial ingredients such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite.
From New York Times • May 8, 2023
The Rochester facility will break down that black mass into lithium and other metals.
From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2023
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
