BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) INTEGRATED AUTOMATED SORTING AND BATTERY NEUTRALIZATION TO REDUCE END-OF-LIFE LOGISTICS COSTS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED, FASTER, AND MORE COST-EFFECTIVE AUTOMATED SORTING AND NEUTRALIZATION PREPROCESSING SYSTEM FOR END-OF-LIFE (EOL) CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (CE) BATTERIES.