Research Progress on Recovery of Valuable Metals from Spent Lithium Ion Batteries

Abstract With the large-scale applying of lithium-ion batteries in the fields of electric energy and energy storage, the environmental and resource problems caused by the spent lithium ion batteries (LIBs) have become increasingly prominent. The recycling of valuable metals in spent LIBs has great practical significance in comprehensive utilization of resources, energy conservation, environmental protection and sustainable development, and has gradually become a hot topic in the world. In this paper, the recovery status of valuable metals in spent LIBs at home and abroad in recent years is reviewed. The main processes include pretreatment, dissolution and leaching of electrode materials as well as separation and recovery of valuable metal elements in the leaching solution. The advantages and disadvantages of various methods are analyzed and compared. On this basis, the development trend and application prospect of recovery process in spent LIBs are analyzed and prospected.

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	Zhang Menglong
	He Jiwen
	Tian Huan
	Wei Hao
	Zhao Zhuo

Keywords： spent lithium ions batteries； cobalt； lithium； recovery

Received 2018-05-28;

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Zhang Menglong, He Jiwen, Tian Huan, Wei Hao, Zhao Zhuo.Research Progress on Recovery of Valuable Metals from Spent Lithium Ion Batteries[J] Chemcial Industry and Engineering, 2019,V36(4): 23-30

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