Real Time, Bulk Analysis of Black Mass in battery recycling

Technology: Pulsed Fast Thermal Neutron Activation (PFTNA)

CNA product manager Rajendra Mishra describes the role of black mass – the black powder inside a battery – in creating new batteries from recycled metals. The process has become so popular that there are dedicated facilities for processing black mass. The recycling process has strict parameters that require the black mass to have a certain composition. Mishra explains how the CNA provides rapid compositional analysis of the black mass – an invaluable benefit at a time when demand for batteries is growing.