Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2025, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (7): 35-43.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2024-0352

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Study on self-driven leaching of spent lithium-ion batteries cathodes and anodes with galvanic cell structure

FU Tongtong1,2(), HE Ting1,2, ZHOU Shiyu1,2, GU Shuai1,2   

  1. 1. National Engineering Research Centre for Integrated Utilization of Salt Lake Resources,East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237,China
    2. East China University of Science and Technology,Shanghai 200237,China
  • Received:2024-06-21 Online:2025-07-10 Published:2024-08-12
  • Contact: GU Shuai E-mail:21010850@mail.ecust.edu.cn

Abstract:

With the explosive development of lithium-ion battery(LIBs) applications caused by the rapid development of electric vehicles and energy storage devices,a large number of spent LIBs have been generated,in which the abundant heavy metals and toxic electrolytes will threaten to the environment and human health if handled improperly.At present,traditional hydrometallurgical recovery technology has been widely utilized,but complex preprocessing processes and significant consumption of reagents hinder the sustainable development of hydrometallurgy.On the other hand,current research mainly focuses on recycling cathode materials rather than anode materials.The development of green and efficient recycling methods for spent LIBs cathode and anode materials not only has ecological significance but also can effectively make up for the shortage of mineral resources in China.Based on this,a self-driven primary battery leaching system for directly recovering of both spent LIBs cathodes and anodes was proposed to achieve synchronous recycling of metals(Li+:94.42%,Co2+:86.18%,Al3+:100.00%,Cu2+:270.6 mg) in HCl system while outputting energy.Thermodynamics and experimental analysis indicated that the reduction nature of HCl and the formation of complexes between Cl- and valuable metals ions induced the forward movement of the leaching equilibrium.

Key words: spent lithium-ion batteries, cathode and anode sheets, hydrometallurgy, self-driven leaching, galvanic cell

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