Early-stage recovery of lithium from spent batteries via CO

Carbonated H2O leaching Early-stage Li recovery Optimized recycling efficiency. Response surface methodology Spent NMC batteries

Journal

Scientific reports

ISSN: 2045-2322

Titre abrégé: Sci Rep

Pays: England

ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Jul 2024

Historique:

received: 13 07 2022

accepted: 12 07 2024

medline: 30 7 2024

pubmed: 30 7 2024

entrez: 29 7 2024

Statut: epublish

Résumé

Recycling lithium (Li) from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to the depletion of natural resources and potential toxicity is becoming a progressively favourable measure to realize green sustainability. Presently, the prevalent recycling technique relying on pyrometallurgy lacks the capability to extract lithium. Meanwhile, conventional hydrometallurgical processes frequently employ robust acidic solutions like sulfuric acid and precipitation agents such as sodium carbonate. Unfortunately, this approach tends to result in the extraction of lithium at the end of a lengthy process chain, leading to associated losses and creating challenges in managing complex waste. This study addresses a cost-effective and environmentally friendly early-stage lithium recovery from the thermally conditioned black mass. In this sense, a thermally conditioned black mass is subjected to the carbonization process in a water solution to transform the water-insoluble Li phase into soluble lithium bicarbonate (LiHCO

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67761-9 PMID: 39075102

pubmed: 39075102

doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-67761-9

pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-67761-9

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Journal Article

Langues

eng

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17369

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Organisme : Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal Ministry of Education and Research)

ID : 03XP0332C

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