Recovery and recycling of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries: A comprehensive review and analysis

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2023

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MDPI

Abstract

The recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries (Li-ion Batteries) has drawn a lot of interest in recent years in response to the rising demand for the corresponding high-value metals and materials and the mounting concern emanating from the detrimental environmental effects imposed by the conventional disposal of solid battery waste. Numerous studies have been conducted on the topic of recycling used Li-ion batteries to produce either battery materials or specific chemical, metal or metal-based compounds. Physical pre-treatment is typically used to separate waste materials into various streams, facilitating the effective recovery of components in subsequent processing. In order to further prepare the recovered materials or compounds by applying the principles of materials chemistry and engineering, a metallurgical process is then utilized to extract and isolate pure metals or separate contaminants from a particular waste stream.

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Chemistry, Cathodes, Recycling, Lithium, Battery

Citation

Tawonezvi, T. et al. (2023). Recovery and recycling of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries: A comprehensive review and analysis. Energies, 16(3), 1365. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031365