A Sustainable Method to Recover the Critical Metals From Spent Lithium-ion Batteries by Glycine and Sodium Metabisulfite in a Near-Neutral Solution

Jiajia Wu, Jaeheon Lee

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Abstract

A green leaching system consisting of glycine and sodium metabisulfite was proposed to recover critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The preliminary leaching study using synthetic LiCoO2 revealed that metal extraction was 99.9% for cobalt and 99.8% for lithium under optimal conditions. Following metal dissolution, cobalt was separated using an acidification-precipitation technique involving oxalic acid as the precipitant, and glycine was recycled into the leaching step. This leaching system operates at near-neutral conditions and is cost-effective compared with the conventional method, making it an economical alternative for recycling spent LIBs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication9th International Symposium on Hydrometallurgy 2023
PublisherSociety for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
ISBN (Electronic)9780873355216
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event9th International Symposium on Hydrometallurgy 2023 - Phoenix, United States
Duration: Aug 27 2023Aug 30 2023

Publication series

Name9th International Symposium on Hydrometallurgy 2023

Conference

Conference9th International Symposium on Hydrometallurgy 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhoenix
Period8/27/238/30/23

Keywords

  • LiCoO2
  • glycine
  • leaching
  • sodium metabisulfite
  • spent lithium-ion batteries

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Metals and Alloys

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