Materials recovered from Li-ion batteries

Licomat26 Sep, 2022Technology

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been increasingly commercialized in the last 30 years. Their high energy density and specific capacity is making them suitable for electronic devices such as laptops, mobile phones and electric vehicles. Most hydrometallurgical LIB recycling routes comprise pre-treatment steps that remove and recover the current collectors (i.e. metallic aluminum and copper) and other components, resulting in a fairly pure cathode material. Subsequently, cobalt and other metals are leached with mineral acids furthermore into the process.