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A review on the recovery of the lithium carbonate powders from lithium-containing substances

리튬 함유 물질로부터 탄산리튬 회수에 대한 고찰

  • Kim, Dae-Weon (Advanced Materials and Processing Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE)) ;
  • Park, Jae Ryang (Advanced Materials and Processing Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE)) ;
  • Ahn, Nak-Kyoon (Advanced Materials and Processing Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE)) ;
  • Choi, Gwang-Mook (Advanced Materials and Processing Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE)) ;
  • Jin, Yun-Ho (Advanced Materials and Processing Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE)) ;
  • Yang, Jae-Kyo (Advanced Materials and Processing Center, Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE))
  • Received : 2019.04.30
  • Accepted : 2019.05.27
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

The demand for lithium has increased sharply due to the explosive increase in lithium secondary batteries for environment-friendly vehicles (EV: Electric Vehicle, HEV: Hybrid Electric Vehicle, PHEV: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). Traditionally, lithium has been produced mainly from lithium-containing minerals and brine, and recently it also has been recovered along with other valuable metals by recycling cathode materials of lithium secondary batteries. In this study, we comprehensively reviewed various recovering precesses of lithium from lithium-containing substances.

친환경 자동차용(EV: Electric Vehicle, HEV: Hybrid Electric Vehicle, PHEV: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) 리튬계 이차전지의 폭발적인 증가로 인하여 리튬의 수요가 매우 가파르게 증가하고 있다. 전통적인 리튬의 생산은 주로 리튬 함유 광물이나 염호에서 이루어졌으나, 최근에는 리튬계 이차전지의 재활용 시 유가금속과 함께 회수되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 리튬이 함유된 물질로부터 리튬을 회수하는 방법에 대하여 종합적으로 고찰하고자 하였다.

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