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Lead has been part of the human civilization for thousands of years. Nowadays it is the fourth most used non-ferrous metal, because of its massive use both in the developed and developing economies.

The world dependence on lead is basically due to its use in car batteries manufacturing. Almost *5% of total refined lead production from different parts of the world is used by the lead acid battery manufacturers.

The future of lead is inevitably linked to the lead-acid battery. Looking at the current technology, substitution of lead in batteries looks difficult, because of its reliability, performance and economy, and also because of the highly efficient lead waste recycling mechanisms..