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http://dx.doi.org/10.7844/kirr.2022.31.3.27

Overview on Pyrometallurgical Recycling Process of Spent Lithium-ion Battery  

Park, Eunmi (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Han, Chulwoong (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Son, Seong Ho (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Lee, Man Seung (Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Rare Metal, Mokpo National University)
Kim, Yong Hwan (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
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Resources Recycling / v.31, no.3, 2022 , pp. 27-39 More about this Journal
Abstract
The global demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has been continuously increasing since the 1990s along with the growth of the portable electronic device market. Of late, the rapid growth of the electric vehicle market has further accelerated the demand for LIBs. The demand for the LIBs is expected to surpass the supply of lithium from natural resources in the near future, posing a risk to the global lithium supply chain. Moreover, the continuous accumulation of end-of-life LIBs is expected to cause serious environmental problems. To solve these problems, recycling the spent LIBs must be viewed as a critical technological challenge that must be urgently addressed. In this study, recycling LIBs using pyrometallurgical processes and post-processes for efficient lithium recovery are briefly reviewed along with the major accomplishments in the field and current challenges.
Keywords
Spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); Recycling; Pyrometallurgy; Lithium recovery;
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