BATTERY MANUFACTURING & IT’S IMPACTS ON ENVIRONMENT
BATTERY MANUFACTURING & IT’S IMPACTS ON ENVIRONMENT
N.M.RANATHUNGA
EN 13505790
EC 294 Society & Environment
Assessment 1 – Component 1
07/01/2014
Abstract
Today the world has evolved in to a high technological era. Electricity has become one of the major energy concerns; as a result battery production has increased in mass scale. Thousands and thousands of factories are being built each day. But what happens to those batteries after they are consumed? Do we have a proper wastage control mechanisms? Are they reliable? There are news about battery recycling plants from all over the world. And also scientists are doing experiments on producing low cost eco-friendly batteries. Would these methods be enough to solve the entire pollution caused daily?
Introduction
There are various types of batteries existing today. They can be categorized according to sizes, charge capacity, raw material they are made of; etc. But primarily they are of two kinds: rechargeable and non-rechargeable. Lead acid, cadmium batteries are examples for rechargeable batteries while alkaline batteries are commonly used as non-rechargeable batteries.
According to a 2005 estimate, the worldwide battery industry generates US$48 billion in sales each year, with 6% annual growth. With this rate of industrial growth in battery manufacturing ,industrial wastes also increases. Primary batteries which can only be used once are dumped in wastelands causing mass environment pollution.
As human beings we have to minimize the impacts caused to the environment.so we have to take precaution and waste management schemes to reduce the environment pollution caused during the battery manufacturing process. The 3-R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) concept can be applied to minimize the negative impacts caused. .Then only we can have “Better Products for a Better Future”.
Types of Batteries
(1) Primary Batteries (non-rechargeable)
Primary
N.M.RANATHUNGA
EN 13505790
EC 294 Society & Environment
Assessment 1 – Component 1
07/01/2014
Abstract
Today the world has evolved in to a high technological era. Electricity has become one of the major energy concerns; as a result battery production has increased in mass scale. Thousands and thousands of factories are being built each day. But what happens to those batteries after they are consumed? Do we have a proper wastage control mechanisms? Are they reliable? There are news about battery recycling plants from all over the world. And also scientists are doing experiments on producing low cost eco-friendly batteries. Would these methods be enough to solve the entire pollution caused daily?
Introduction
There are various types of batteries existing today. They can be categorized according to sizes, charge capacity, raw material they are made of; etc. But primarily they are of two kinds: rechargeable and non-rechargeable. Lead acid, cadmium batteries are examples for rechargeable batteries while alkaline batteries are commonly used as non-rechargeable batteries.
According to a 2005 estimate, the worldwide battery industry generates US$48 billion in sales each year, with 6% annual growth. With this rate of industrial growth in battery manufacturing ,industrial wastes also increases. Primary batteries which can only be used once are dumped in wastelands causing mass environment pollution.
As human beings we have to minimize the impacts caused to the environment.so we have to take precaution and waste management schemes to reduce the environment pollution caused during the battery manufacturing process. The 3-R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) concept can be applied to minimize the negative impacts caused. .Then only we can have “Better Products for a Better Future”.
Types of Batteries
(1) Primary Batteries (non-rechargeable)
Primary
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