In our latest episode, I continued the conversation with Dr. Luke Sweeney, Senior Cost & Recycling Analyst at Fastmarkets.This is Part 2 of our 3-part Graphite Recycling Series, where we dive into the science of how graphite is actually recycled. We cover:

• Why graphite was historically “recycled” by simply burning it for energy - and why that’s no longer viable
• The difference between pyro - and hydrometallurgical processes, and why graphite is treated as an afterthought in current recycling flows
• The challenges of recovering graphite with sufficient purity (99.95%+) and restoring particle morphology for reuse in batteries
• How recycled graphite can, in theory, be reintroduced into production streams - but risks around contamination and consistency remain
• Whether recycling differs for natural vs. synthetic graphite, and why separating them is nearly impossible in practice

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