A brief review on hydrometallurgical technologies for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1191-1199

  Chagnes, Alexandre ^a   Pospiech, Beata ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CZESTOCHOWA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Hydrometallurgy; Leaching; Lithium; Lithium ion battery; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC DEVICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HYDROMETALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; RECYCLING PROCESS; SAFETY AND HEALTHS; SPENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; VALUABLE METALS;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BIOLEACHING; COBALT; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ELECTRODES; HYDROMETALLURGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LEACHING; LITHIUM; RECYCLING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

ALUMINUM; COBALT; ELECTROLYTE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ION; MANGANESE; NICKEL; VANADIUM;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRODE; HYDROMETALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; RECYCLING; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 84879232409     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4053     Document Type: Review

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