Abstract
Lead is used in construction, military applications, and in various alloys but mainly in producing Lead Acid Batteries (LABs). The emerging automobile sector, electric vehicle industries, solar power systems and telecommunication industries require more and more lead acid battery due to their excessive growth. Therefore, lead acid batteries are in ever increasing demand in various sectors and in return its scrap also increasing day by day. One of the best qualities of lead acid batteries is that these are almost completely recyclable and the lead metal can also be extracted out in largest percentage in recovery. Out of total lead usage 80% of lead is used in LABs. Maximum 100% lead can be recycled and recovered from the lead acid battery.The benefits of using secondary i.e. recycled lead are less CO2 emission (up to 99%) and another is employment to approx 6–7 lakh people (In India) in recycling industry. This stature can further be increased if supported by strong legislation. The problems in India in recycling sector are that lack of formal planned recycling industry in India. The industry is not considered as a respected one and lack of particular zones for recycling.Various new techniques like pyrometllurgy, hydrometallurgy and green technologies can be used for recycling in India apart from the traditional ones. Most of them are accomplished but need to be explored more.
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