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A Synthesis of LiCoO2 using the CoSO4 Recovered from Cathode Material Scrap and its Electrochemical Properties (폐 리튬 이차전지로부터 회수된 황산코발트 제조 및 이를 이용해 합성된 산화리튬코발트 양극활물질의 전기화학적 특성)

  • Kim, Mi-So;Ha, Jong-Keun;Park, Se-Bin;Ahn, Jou-Hyeon;Choi, Im-Sic;Cho, Kwon-Koo
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.111-118
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    • 2014
  • The electrochemical properties using the cells assembled with the synthesized $LiCoO_2$(LCO) were evaluated in this study. The LCO was synthesized from high-purity cobalt sulfate($CoSO_4$) which is recovered from the cathode scrap in the wastes lithium ion secondary battery(LIB). The leaching process for dissolving the metallic elements from the LCO scrap was controlled by the quantities of the sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The metal precipitation to remove the impurities was controlled by the pH value using the caustic soda. And also, D2EHPA and $CYANEX^{(R)}272$ were used in the solvent extraction process in order to remove the impurities again. The high-purity $CoSO_4$ solution was recovered by the processes mentioned above. We made the 6 wt.% $CoSO_4$ solution mixed with distilled water. And the 6 wt.% $CoSO_4$ solution was mixed with oxalic acid by the stirring method and dried in oven. $LiCoO_2$ as a cathode material for LIB was formed by the calcination after the drying and synthesis with the $Li_2CO_3$ powder. We assembled the cells using the $LiCoO_2$ powders and evaluated the electrochemical properties. And then, we confirmed possibility of the recyclability about the cathode materials for LIBs.