Fortunately, the situation improves if one also considers recycling — the low melting point (180 °C) of lithium metal and the very low water solubility of its fluoride, carbonate and phosphate ...

More information: Mengchuang Liu et al, "In-N-out" design enabling high-content triethyl phosphate-based non-flammable and high-conductivity electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, Science China ...