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Recovery of Lithium and Leaching Behavior of NCM Powder by Carbon Reductive Treatment from Li(NCM)O2 System Secondary Battery Scraps

Li(NCM)O2계(係) 이차전지(二次電池) 공정(工程)스크랩의 탄소환원처리(炭素還元處理)에 의한 리튬회수(回收) 및 NCM 분말(粉末)의 침출거동(浸出擧動)

  • Received : 2013.03.25
  • Accepted : 2013.06.04
  • Published : 2013.08.30
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Abstract

A study on the recovery of lithium and leaching behavior of NCM powder by carbon reduction for NCM-system Li-ion battery scraps was conducted. First of all, the oxide powders of NCM-system with layer structure were decomposed by carbon, lithium was converted to lithium carbonate by carbon reaction at above $600^{\circ}C$. The lithium carbonate powders with 99% purity were manufactured by washing method with water and concentration process for NCM powder after carbon reduction. The reaction yield was approximately 88% at $800^{\circ}C$ by carbon reduction. At this time, leaching efficiency at 2M sulfuric acid concentration was over 99% for cobalt, nickel and manganese.

$Li(NCM)O_2$계 폐리튬전지 공정 스크랩의 재활용 연구의 일환으로서 리튬화합물의 회수와 NCM전구체를 제조하기 위한 침출거동에 대하여 살펴보았다. 우선 탄소를 이용하여 층상 구조의 NCM계 산화물 분말을 분해시켰으며, $600^{\circ}C$ 이상의 탄소반응으로 리튬은 탄산리튬으로 변화시켰다. 탄산리튬은 수세 후 농축과정을 거쳐 순도 99% 이상의 탄산리튬 분말로 회수하였다. 그리고 탄소에 의한 환원 반응율은 $800^{\circ}C$에서 약 88%을 나타내었으며, 탄소환원 처리 후 분말에 대한 황산 침출 결과, 2M 이상의 황산농도에서 코발트, 니켈, 망간의 침출율은 99% 이상이었다.

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