
Rice University
Houston, TX, United States
About
Rice University is actively involved in the battery ecosystem. Rice University News reports a recharge-to-recycle reactor that turns battery waste into new lithium feedstock, and a two-step flash Joule heating method for recovering lithium from batteries, underscoring ongoing university-led innovations in battery recycling and lithium recovery. The university also provides Battery Disposal guidance via Rice University Safety, highlighting ecologically sustainable end-user disposal. These items collectively illustrate Rice University’s role in battery-related research and guidance rather than commercial products sold.
Supply Chain Segments
Battery Chemistries
Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LCO)
Quick Facts
- Team Size
- 2000+
- Funding
- Private
- Last Updated
- Apr 21, 2026




