Journal
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Volume 6, Issue 8, Pages 11029-11035Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02503
Keywords
Spent LiFePO4 batteries; Mechanochemical method; Oxalic acid; Water leaching
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- National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFB0102104]
- Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1564206]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51772030]
- Major Achievements Transformation Project for Central University in Beijing
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Recycling of spent LiFePO4 batteries has drawn recent attention relating to recovering their high contents of rare elements and negating potential negative environmental effects of their disposal. However, the stable crystal structure of LiFePO4 materials has prevented the development of a recycling process with high selectivity and extraction efficiency. We report the selective extraction of Fe and Li from spent LiFePO4 batteries via an environmentally friendly mechanochemical process with oxalic acid. With the use of a mechanochemical treatment and water leaching, the Li extraction efficiency can be improved to 99%. Furthermore, 94% of Fe can be simultaneously recovered as FeC2O4 center dot 2H(2)O. To understand the reaction mechanism and determine the optimum reaction conditions, we investigated various parameters, including the LiFePO4 to oxalic acid mass ratio, rotation speed, milling time, and ball-to-powder mass ratio. Moreover, metal ions from the water leaching process were recovered by chemical precipitation. This study provides an efficient and selective process for recovery of valuable metals from spent LiFePO4 materials.
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