Study on selective recovery of lithium from cathode materials of decommissioned lithium batteries and its impact on corporate economic and environmental benefits

With the accelerated depletion of non-renewable resources and increased demand for lithium batteries, green recycling of lithium has become a key issue nowadays. In this study, the effects of the mass ratio of potassium persulfate to the active material of battery cathode material, roasting temperat...

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Publié dans:Environmental technology. - 1993. - (2025) vom: 07. Mai, Seite 1-14
Auteur principal: Li, Yanhong (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Luo, Guosheng, Wang, Haochen, Niu, Hua
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2025
Accès à la collection:Environmental technology
Sujets:Journal Article Decommissioned lithium batteries corporate environmental performance economic benefits selective extraction water leaching
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Résumé:With the accelerated depletion of non-renewable resources and increased demand for lithium batteries, green recycling of lithium has become a key issue nowadays. In this study, the effects of the mass ratio of potassium persulfate to the active material of battery cathode material, roasting temperature, time, liquid-solid ratio and leaching time on the leaching rate of lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese were investigated. For lithium-cobalt oxide battery materials, the optimal conditions were a mass ratio of K₂S₂O₇ to LiCoO₂ of 2:3, a roasting temperature of 700 °C for 60 min, and a lithium leaching rate of 98.51% and a selective leaching rate of 99.86%. For the ternary material NCM523, the optimal conditions were 1:2 mass ratio, and the lithium leaching rate reached 98.97%. The method has a positive corporate environmental impact by reducing the need for hazardous chemicals, lowering waste and operating costs, and avoiding harmful emissions. It is scalable and cost-effective and meets the needs of the battery recycling industry for environmentally friendly resource recovery. The K2S2O₇roasting-water leaching process proposed in this study effectively overcomes the problems of acid depletion and environmental pollution in the traditional recovery process, and provides a green and sustainable solution for the efficient recovery of lithium in lithium batteries in the future
Description:Date Revised 07.05.2025
published: Print-Electronic
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ISSN:1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2025.2499973