자원리싸이클링 (Resources Recycling)

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한국자원리싸이클링학회 (The Korean Institute of Resources Recycling)
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이차전지 폐액으로부터 D2EHPA + TBP solvent를 활용한 탄산리튬 제조기술

High-purity Lithium Carbonate Manufacturing Technology from the Secondary Battery Recycling Waste using D2EHPA + TBP Solvent

  • 투고 : 2022.12.07
  • 심사 : 2023.02.06
  • 발행 : 2023.02.28
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초록

리튬이온 배터리(LIB) 제조를 위한 리튬의 사용이 점차 증가함에 따라 그에 따라 발생되는 리튬이온배터리 폐기가 증가될 것으로 사료된다. 이에 따라 폐배터리를 재활용을 하기위한 용매 추출을 통한 재활용에 대한 활발한 연구가 니켈, 코발트 및 망간과 같은 유가금속을 제거한 후 얻은 폐 용액에서 리튬의 회수가 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 폐이차전지 재활용공정 후 발생되는 폐액에서 리튬을 회수하기위해 추출제 Di-(2-ethylhexyl) hosphoricacid(D2EHPA)와 등유의 개질제 Tri-n-butyphosphate(TBP)를 선택적으로 혼합하여 추출조건을 최적화하였다. 폐액에는 리튬과 고농도의 나트륨(Li+ = 0.5% ~ 1%, Na+ = 3 ~ 6.5%)을 함유하고 있었으며, 리튬의 추출은 유기용매의 다른 구성에서 최종적으로 20% D2EHPA + 20% TBP + 60% 등유로 구성된 유기용매에서 효과적인 추출을 조건을 확립하였다. NaOH의 비누화를 이용한 SX 시스템에서는 평형 pH 4~4.5에서 유기 대 수성(O/A)이 5일 때 약 95% 이상의 리튬이 선택적으로 추출되는 것을 확인하였다. 적은 양의 나트륨으로 염화리튬에서 탄산리튬 분말을 얻기 위해 고순도 중탄산암모늄을 처리하였다. 최종적으로 처리된 탄산리튬에 여러번 세수를 통하여 미량의 나트륨을 제거하고 고순도 탄산리튬 분말(순도 99.2%)을 제조하였다. 따라서 본 연구를 통하여 폐이차전지 재활용공정에서 발생되는 폐액을 활용하여 탄산리튬의 효율적인 제조방법을 확인하였다.

Because the application of lithium has gradually increased for the production of lithium ion batteries (LIBs), more research studies about recycling using solvent extraction (SX) should focus on Li+ recovery from the waste solution obtained after the removal of the valuable metals nickel, cobalt and manganese (NCM). The raffinate obtained after the removal of NCM metal contains lithium ions and other impurities such as Na ions. In this study, we optimized a selective SX system using di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) as the extractant and tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) as a modifier in kerosene for the recovery of lithium from a waste solution containing lithium and a high concentration of sodium (Li+ = 0.5 ~ 1 wt%, Na+ = 3 ~6.5 wt%). The extraction of lithium was tested in different solvent compositions and the most effective extraction occurred in the solution composed of 20% D2EHPA + 20% TBP + and 60% kerosene. In this SX system with added NaOH for saponification, more than 95% lithium was selectively extracted in four extraction steps using an organic to aqueous ratio of 5:1 and an equilibrium pH of 4 ~ 4.5. Additionally, most of the Na+ (92% by weight) remained in the raffinate. The extracted lithium is stripped using 8 wt% HCl to yield pure lithium chloride with negligible Na content. The lithium chloride is subsequently treated with high purity ammonium bicarbonate to afford lithium carbonate powder. Finally the lithium carbonate is washed with an adequate amount of water to remove trace amounts of sodium resulting in highly pure lithium carbonate powder (purity > 99.2%).

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과제정보

This study was financed by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Korea technology and information promotion agency for SMEs. This is a research project supported by (TIPA) (S2877771, S3061392).

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