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Recovery of Lithium and Leaching Behavior of NCM Powder by Hydrogen Reductive Treatment from NCM System Li-ion Battery Scraps

NCM계(係) 리튬이온전지(電池) 공정(工程)스크랩의 수소환원처리(水素還元處理)에 의한 리튬회수(回收) 및 NCM 분말(粉末)의 침출거동(浸出擧動)

  • Received : 2012.11.05
  • Accepted : 2013.03.21
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

A study on the recovery of lithium and leaching behavior of NCM powder by hydrogen reduction for NCM system Li-ion battery scraps was investigated. The reductive rate was about 93% at $800^{\circ}C$ by hydrogen treatment. The lithium carbonate with 99% purity was manufactured by using $CO_2$ gas and washing method with water for NCM powder after hydrogen reduction. As a result of comparing the powders before and after the hydrogen reduction treatment for acid leaching behavior we obtained 32% enhanced leaching rate of cobalt, 45% enhanced leaching rate of nickel and the 90% leaching effect for manganese by hydrogen reduction at 2M $H_2SO_4$ concentration condition.

NCM계 폐리튬전지 공정 스크랩 재활용의 연구에 일환으로서 리튬화합물의 회수와 NCM 전구체를 제조하기 위한 침출거동에 대하여 살펴보았다. 이와 같은 목적을 달성하고자 수소를 이용하여 NCM계 스크랩 분말을 환원한 후, 먼저 $CO_2$ 가스로 탄산리튬을 회수하고, 산에 의한 침출거동을 연구하였다. 수소에 의한 환원율은 $800^{\circ}C$에서 약 93%를 나타내었으며, 수세에 의해 약 99%순도의 탄산리튬을 제조하였다. 그리고 수소환원 처리 전후 분말에 대한 산 침출거동을 비교한 결과, 수소환원 처리에 의하여 2M 황산농도에서 코발트 32%, 니켈 45%의 침출효과가 향상되었으며, 망간의 경우에는 약 90% 정도 침출되었다.

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