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 * Lithium Ion Battery **

A Lithium Ion Battery is comprised of 3 main components; an anode, a cathode, and an dry solid polymer electrolyte.

The anode is made from inguts of pure Lithium



Deposits of lithium are found throughout the Andes mountain chain in South America. The leading producer of lithium is Chile, followed closely by Agentina. Although currently the world's largest known reserves are located in Bolivia. In the United States, lithium is recovered from Nevada. Throughout the world lithium is recovered from brine pools

Chile



Bolivia



Argentina

The most common material for the cathode is Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LiCoO 2 ) Lithium Cobalt Oxide is composed of layers of a cobalt oxide (oxidized cobalt) in which lithium is intercalated.

Worldwide, most cobalt metal is mined from the copper belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, specifically the province of Katanga.