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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 19/2018

10-04-2018 | Mechanochemical Synthesis

Improved extraction of cobalt and lithium by reductive acid from spent lithium-ion batteries via mechanical activation process

Authors: Yaoguang Guo, Yaguang Li, Xiaoyi Lou, Jie Guan, Yingshun Li, Xianmin Mai, Hu Liu, Cindy Xinxin Zhao, Ning Wang, Chao Yan, Guilan Gao, Hao Yuan, Jue Dai, Ruijng Su, Zhanhu Guo

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Abstract

Cobalt (Co) and lithium (Li) were extracted from pure LiCoO2 powders and actual cathode material powders from the spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) after l-ascorbic acid dissolution via a mechanical activation process. The influences of activation time and rotation speed on the leaching were discussed. The mechanism of the improved leaching yield was proposed based on the characterization analysis including X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, BET-specific surface area and particle size analyzer. The reduced particle size, increased specific surface area of activated samples, destroyed crystal structure and amorphous state of LiCoO2 contributed to the improved leaching efficiencies of Co and Li. With the activated process, about 99% Co and 100% Li were extracted from actual spent LIBs after 60-min grinding at 500 rpm with mild conditions. This effective process would be of great importance for recovering valuable metals from the spent LIBs at room temperature.
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Metadata
Title
Improved extraction of cobalt and lithium by reductive acid from spent lithium-ion batteries via mechanical activation process
Authors
Yaoguang Guo
Yaguang Li
Xiaoyi Lou
Jie Guan
Yingshun Li
Xianmin Mai
Hu Liu
Cindy Xinxin Zhao
Ning Wang
Chao Yan
Guilan Gao
Hao Yuan
Jue Dai
Ruijng Su
Zhanhu Guo
Publication date
10-04-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 19/2018
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2229-0

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