Recycling

Direct Recycling Of LIBs Conventional recycling processes are projected to have scalability but direct regeneration techniques are projected to yield higher economic return

Valuable elements Li, Ni, Co) are the focus of conventional recycling Hydro and pyrometallurgical routes → Focused on element extraction Direct regeneration routes → Focused on extraction of the cathode

Source Lan, Y., Li, X., Zhou, G., Yao, W., Cheng, H., & Tang Y.

Five major routes of direct recycling for cathodes Hydrothermal route shows a lot of promise Hydrothermal process anneals spent cathode with external Li source

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