Battery Recycling & Materials Recovery worked example

Battery Recycling Process Yield Loss at 4.6% target maximum yield loss: a worked example

This scenario runs the battery recycling process yield loss calculation on the strong side: 4.6% target maximum yield loss, with every other input held at its documented default. a recycling or hydrometallurgy team needs to measure mass lost from a process step and decide whether recovery performance needs investigation

The inputs for this scenario

  • Lost or residue mass: 620 kg (unchanged)
  • Incoming process mass: 11,200 kg (unchanged)
  • Target maximum yield loss: 4.6 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 4)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Process yield loss = lost or residue mass รท incoming process mass) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5.54 % yield loss for process yield loss, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns -0.94 points for loss gap to limit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 620 kg for lost or residue mass.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11,200 kg for incoming process mass.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target maximum yield loss sits at 4% and the headline result is 5.54 % yield loss, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 5.54 % yield loss.
  • Use it after a run or shift to check whether mechanical and separation losses are within spec, and to localize which step is bleeding recoverable mass. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Process yield loss: 5.54 % yield loss (headline result)
  • Loss gap to limit: -0.94 points
  • Lost or residue mass: 620 kg
  • Incoming process mass: 11,200 kg

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Battery Recycling Process Yield Loss calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.