Method of recycling a nuclear-cored battery
AssigneePentam, Inc.
InventorEverly Putnam
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Abstract
A method of recycling a nuclear-cored battery having the steps of placing a nuclear-cored battery into a mill to break the battery into smaller pieces. These pieces then undergo a burning process that heats the pieces to melt away P and N layers and a photovoltaic layer to expose a light dissipating material. Any residual deposits remaining on the light dissipating material is then removed via a physical and/or chemical treatment. Once these steps are completed the light dissipating material may be reused as an energy source for another product.
Claims9
A method of recycling a nuclear core battery, comprising the steps of:
- providing a nuclear core battery having a light dissipating material surrounded by a photovoltaic layer sandwiched between P and N layers;
- breaking the nuclear core battery into pieces;
- heating the pieces of the nuclear cored battery to melt away the P and N layers and the photovoltaic layer to expose the light dissipating material;
- and
- removing residual deposits on the light dissipating material.
A method of recycling a nuclear core battery, comprising the steps of:
- providing a nuclear core battery having a light dissipating material surrounded by a photovoltaic layer sandwiched by P and N layers;
- milling the nuclear core battery into pieces within a mill;
- heating the pieces of the nuclear cored battery in a kiln to melt away the P and N layers and the photovoltaic layer to expose the light dissipating material;
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- removing residual deposits on the light dissipating material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.