Another dramatic example of the hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries occurred in one exploded battery processing plant near Fredericktown, Missouri.
Residents of a southeast Missouri town were forced to evacuate their homes Wednesday when a fire erupted at a nearby battery recycler.
The company, Critical Mineral Recovery, a massive lithium-ion battery recycling facility.
On its website, the company says the 225,000-square-foot plant is used to "Recycle lithium-ion-battery-related materials from battery manufacturers, automotive OEMs, battery dealers, recyclers, and processors worldwide," and describes it as "One of the largest lithium-ion battery processing facilities in the world."
Fires need oxygen to burn, so a battery that can create oxygen can sustain a fire.
The increased battery temperature increases the reaction rate, creating a process called thermal runaway.
Legal Insurrection readers may recall that the lithium-ion battery fire at a San Diego facility took weeks to suppress.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/11/lithium-ion-battery-explodes-at-missouri-recycling-plant/
No comments:
Post a Comment