lead-acid batteries
Rechargeable automotive power
Lead-acid batteries are rechargeable batteries that use lead plates and sulfuric acid to store electrical energy.
Invented in the mid-nineteenth century, they remain the standard for starting automobile engines and providing backup power.
They're heavy, relatively inexpensive, and reliable, though they've been supplanted by lithium-ion batteries for portable electronics and increasingly for electric vehicles.
- separatorsThings that partition
- electrolyteConductive dissolved substance
- hazardous waste managementHandling dangerous discarded materials
- terminalsEnd stations or connectors
- sulfuric acidCorrosive H₂SO₄ compound
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- auto wasteused oil, oil filters, antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid
- energy storageultracapacitor, energy reserve, energy reserves, lithium-ion, lead-acid
- scrap recyclingscrap, scrap yard, scrap yards, scrapyard, scrapyards
battery chemistry/technology
lead-acid batterieslithium-ion batteries
Rechargeable electrochemical power cells
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