Battery recycling is the process of recovering valuable minerals and metals from spent batteries. These materials, such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, and manganese, are essential ingredients in the electrodes and electrolytes of common rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
There are several methods for recycling batteries, including direct, pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical, and biotechnological recycling. These methods are used for the recovery of active materials in Li-ion batteries. A summary of these recycling technologies for different types of batteries is provided in Table 1.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of current recycling technologies for major battery types, like lead–acid, nickel–cadmium, nickel–metal hydride, and lithium-ion batteries. Implementing optimized recycling processes is crucial for enabling a sustainable circular economy.
This comprehensive review aims to provide an overview of the current technologies available for battery recycling. It focuses on major battery chemistries, such as alkaline, lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, and lithium-ion batteries.
Future prospects encompass automation, process intensification, battery design for recycling, closed-loop integration, and circular economy business models. This broad overview of recycling technologies, current capabilities and limitations, and emerging trends lays the groundwork for tackling existing obstacles and guiding future progress.
Two common groups of microorganisms for battery recycling include bacteria and fungi. The mechanism of bacteria is mostly based on the conversion of iron species while fungi mostly produce organic acids. The bacteria can also contribute to the transformation of different sources of sulfur to sulfuric acid.
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MeitY transfers cost effective Li-ion battery recycling technology …
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