Old tires may find their way back to cars – in their batteries

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There may soon be a new use for discarded tires ... besides turning them into mattresses for cows, that is. Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have devised a method of harvesting the carbon black from them, and using it to make anodes for better-performing lithium-ion batteries... Continue Reading Old tires may find their way back to cars – in their batteries

Section: Environment

Tags: Batteries, Carbon, Environmentally-friendly, Lithium-ion, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Recycling, Tires, US Department of Energy

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