The discussion focuses on the recovery of lead from old car batteries, highlighting the challenges faced when attempting to extract lead through melting. It was noted that only a small amount of lead was recovered, with the majority being heavy dirt and lead compounds formed due to acid corrosion. The process of electrolysis was mentioned as a method to convert metallic lead into lead sulfate, necessitating the use of an electrolytic cell for extraction. Safety measures are emphasized due to the hazardous nature of the materials involved.
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I once tried to explain to someone why run-on sentences could get to be very hard to follow guess he didn't learn much in what used to be called grammar school could be because he was thinking of something else at the time hard to say don't know what else to think it was a lost cause even though i tried my best maybe could have done better.John1397 said:Years ago I thought I would take apart a car battery melt all the lead I thought there would be at least 10 or more pounds of lead I only got a little over a pound of lead there was a lot of heavy dirt but applying heat to this material yielded no lead it seems the acid eats or corrodes the lead is there any way to recover all the lead that goes into a new battery from an old one?