Battery Recycling & Materials Recovery worked example

Battery Recycling Process Yield Loss at 2.88% target maximum yield loss: a worked example

Suppose target maximum yield loss falls to 2.88%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate process yield loss from lost or residue mass, incoming process mass, and the target maximum loss rate.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Lost or residue mass: 620 kg (held at the documented default)
  • Incoming process mass: 11,200 kg (held at the documented default)
  • Target maximum yield loss: 2.88 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 4)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Process yield loss = lost or residue mass รท incoming process mass.
  • Process yield loss works out to 5.54 % yield loss at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Loss gap to limit works out to -2.66 points at these inputs.
  • Lost or residue mass works out to 620 kg at these inputs.
  • Incoming process mass works out to 11,200 kg at these inputs.

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.
  • It computes process yield loss as residue mass divided by incoming process mass, then reports the gap between that loss and your target maximum. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Process yield loss: 5.54 % yield loss (headline result)
  • Loss gap to limit: -2.66 points
  • Lost or residue mass: 620 kg
  • Incoming process mass: 11,200 kg

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Battery Recycling Process Yield Loss calculator, set target maximum yield loss to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.