Lithium battery recycling involves reclaiming valuable metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from used batteries. The three main recycling methods are pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and direct recycling. These maximise recovery while minimising waste. 1. Pyrometallurgy
The lithium battery recycling industry has a promising future as demand for sustainable energy storage solutions intensifies. By 2030, global recycling infrastructure is expected to meet much of the EV sector’s needs, closing the loop on battery production and supply.
Pyrometallurgy is a great industrial technique of recycling lithium-ion battery. However, the quality of the recovered products is poor compare to those from hydrometallurgy and direct recycling . The development of a more efficient pyrometallurgical method will also have a greater advantage from the economic point of view.
The complexity of lithium ion batteries with varying active and inactive material chemistries interferes with the desire to establish one robust recycling procedure for all kinds of lithium ion batteries. Therefore, the current state of the art needs to be analyzed, improved, and adapted for the coming cell chemistries and components.
Therefore, a combination of mechanical and hydrometallurgical methods is preferred for the recovery of valuable metals from spent LIB. Leaching is a common technique employed in both conventional metal extraction and spent battery recycling.
As part of the ReCell Center, NREL is working with Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to improve direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries, which uses less energy and captures more of the critical materials.
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