Lithium ion battery materials recycling method
US12057559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/84
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of recovering lithium or sodium from an active material of a lithium or sodium ion battery. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises a redox-targeting reaction of a used active material LiFeP04 with a redox mediator [Fe(CN)6]3− in a tank to produce lithium ions, circulating the reacted redox solution into a cell to regenerate said redox mediator and enabling said lithium ions to migrate through a membrane towards a cathode wherein said lithium ions are captured as LiOH through an electrochemical reaction.
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