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Francesca_Knowl
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May 17, 2013

Paper about virgin vs. recycled lead in batteries?

Sometime in the last week somebody posted a thread linking to a paper about the effects of using recycled lead for VRLA batteries. I forgot to subscribe and now can't find it...and, yes, I "Did a s...
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MEXICOWANDERER
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May 18, 2013
re: Telephone Deka. Pennsylvania

They have their own lead smelter (one of the few manufacturers) and can answer your questions about Pb purity in the recovery process of recycling.

East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc. Deka Road Lyon Station, PA 19536 USA Main Phone: 610-682-6361. Customer Service: 610-682-4231

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