A clean and sustainable process to recover valuable materials from waste lithium-cobaltate battery

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Publié dans:	Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 208(2025) vom: 16. Okt., Seite 115144
Auteur principal:	Li, Tong (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:	Zhang, Jiapeng, Kong, Lingxin, Xu, Baoqiang, Yang, Bin
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	English
Publié:	2025
Accès à la collection:	Waste management (New York, N.Y.)
Sujets:	Journal Article Cobalt Lithium oxide Recovery VCR-VD Waste LiCoO(2) battery 3G0H8C9362 Lithium 9FN79X2M3F Oxides

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Résumé:	Copyright © 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. With the continuous expansion of lithium-ion battery market, the demand for LiCoO2 remains high and continues to increase annually. However, improper disposal of waste LiCoO2 batteries causes significant pollution to the environment and waste of resources. This study proposes a novel vacuum carbothermal reduction-vacuum distillation (VCR-VD) method to recover cobalt and lithium oxide from the mixed electrode material of waste batteries. The effects of holding time on the weight loss rate of the raw material, and the effects of holding temperature and carbon content on the purity and direct yield of Co, were investigated to determine the optimal process and parameters. Under the conditions of a reduction temperature of 1500 K, holding time of 3 h, and carbon content of 26.89 wt.% in the raw material, Co with a purity of 95.55 wt.% and a direct yield of 92.4 % was obtained. Simultaneously, Li2O with a purity of 98.94 wt.% and a direct yield of 95 % was recovered. This chemical reagent-free process achieves full recovery of waste LiCoO2 batteries within a short processing time. The experimental results provide a new idea and theoretical support for the industrial-scale recovery of waste lithium-ion batteries
Description:	Date Completed 15.10.2025 Date Revised 15.10.2025 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:	1879-2456
DOI:	10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115144