Can anything be refined from these?

[aferland66]

Hello, I'm doing my tear down and sorting right now and would need to know if anything can be had from LCDs and batteries from laptops?

Thanks

 

[BShan]

The battery pack of a laptop has several safety mechanisms built-in, which make it much safer and easier to dispose of as a whole. I used to tear them down because I had a use for the 18650 cells, but it's so hard to find a place that accepts bare Li-Ion cells for recycling. I sleep better at night knowing that I don't have a box full of unprotected Li-Ion cells.

You might ask your scrapyard if they have rules about what kind of Li-Ion they accept, if they accept at all.

 

[aferland66]

Our Eco-Center takes them, I was just wondering if there was any market for them or the metal? I have a few flat ones from cell phones and tablets also.

 

[Martijn]

The battery pack of a laptop has several safety mechanisms built-in, which make it much safer and easier to dispose of as a whole. I used to tear them down because I had a use for the 18650 cells, but it's so hard to find a place that accepts bare Li-Ion cells for recycling. I sleep better at night knowing that I don't have a box full of unprotected Li-Ion cells.

You might ask your scrapyard if they have rules about what kind of Li-Ion they accept, if they accept at all.

Yes. Store them in a fireproof place. Once one of them ignites, there is no stopping it until it all burns out. Take that into consideration.

 

[Martijn]

 

[aferland66]

Yes, I know lol, I have them stored outside is a cinder brick box. I just want to know if there is any reason to keep the batteries and the LCD panels, or should i just bring them to my Eco-Center?

 

[canedane]

The real valeu is in the working lithium battery, there is a market for that. I dont think phone and tablets battery is worht to collect, but tested 18650 cells is worth to collect if they run +90% of the orginal power. Take a look. batteryhookup.com/collections/auctionshttps