How green is a lead acid battery?

~ Greencard for: a lead acid battery ~
	Weight:	12	Kg
	Lifespan:	8	Years
	Enegy to make:	22	Kwh
	Energy use:	14	Kwh per year
	Co2 footprint	15	Kg
	Chemical footprint:		Medium
	Waste footprint:	3	%
	Carbon offset:	2.4	Trees

Most automotive battery containers and their covers are made of polypropylene, grids or plates are made from lead and a mixture of sulfuric acid and water is used as electrolyte.

Recycling and material recovery

97% of lead being reintroduced to the market comes from lead acid batteries, this is because of the large amount of valuable raw material contained in a typical lead acid battery. Lead has a low melting point and requires less energy to convert back to raw material than most other industial metals.

Factoids [1]

Lead acid storage batteries account for 80 percent of domestic lead use.

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