Dry recycling process for waste lithium batteries
From the collection and sorting of waste lithium batteries to the recycling of black powder and the purification of metals, a highly efficient and low-burden resource regeneration process has been established.
Our recycling process is mainly divided into three stages.
Discharge crushing and exhaust gas treatment
Section A
Employing specialized technology, the process eliminates the need for time-consuming brine discharge, directly saving discharge time and high wastewater treatment costs. After disassembling the casing to obtain the battery cells, the equipment can break them into coarse particles in just 10 seconds using nitrogen explosion technology. It is also equipped with a multi-stage exhaust gas purification system including dust collection, spraying, activated carbon, and UV photolysis, achieving a conversion efficiency exceeding 99% and ensuring explosion-proof, leak-proof, and zero-pollution emissions.
Sorting process
Section B
Physical screening is performed based on differences in the size, density, magnetism, hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, and conductivity of the debris. This stage can efficiently separate high-purity black mass, aluminum powder, and copper powder, with impurity content strictly controlled to an extremely low proportion (e.g., the aluminum/copper content of black mass is less than 3-4%).
Purification process and resource reuse
Section C
We refine black powder and rare earth elements, harmlessly process separators and anode materials, and efficiently recover metals (such as lithium, copper, and cobalt) or graphite from cathode materials, ultimately providing high-purity recycled products according to customer needs.
Complete recycling process
01
Collection and detection
Waste lithium battery collection and safety testing, classification and assessment of battery condition.
02
Discharge and disassembly
Safe discharge process: disassemble the battery module and separate the casing from the components.
03
Crushing and sorting
Multi-stage crushing and material sorting separates black powder from metal mixtures.
04
Black powder recycling
It efficiently recovers black powder, removes impurities, and ensures stable quality.
05
Metal separation and purification
Separate and purify metals such as nickel, copper, and cobalt to improve their purity.
06
Resource recycling applications
Recycled resources are introduced into the new energy and renewable energy supply chain to achieve circular utilization.
Process advantages
Safe and reliable
The entire process is designed for security, with multiple layers of protection to reduce risks.
Green and environmentally friendly
Dry process exhaust gas purification achieves low emissions and zero pollution.
High-efficiency recycling
Advanced sorting and purification technology, resulting in high recovery rate and high purity.
Economic benefits
Improve resource utilization and create greater circular value.
Stable quality
Standardized process control ensures stable and reliable product quality.
Circular and sustainable
Resource recycling applications support green supply chains.
Recyclable materials
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