Zombie batteries— so-called because they remain ‘alive’ even when ‘dead’— are costing waste recyclers hundreds of millions of dollars each year due to fires at their facilities. Paul Crompton looks at the phenomena of lithium-ion cell fires and asks what are the causes and solutions to combatting these ‘zombie’ outbreaks.
In July, toxic fumes and clouds of grey smoke billowed across the skyline of Grundy County, Illinois. The blaze caused its governor, Jay Pritzker, to issue a disaster proclamation for the North American county, and set up an evacuation order for . . .
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