采用一种普适性方法从失效锂离子电池中浸出有价金属。含钴失效锂离子电池经焙烧预处理脱除有机物,与硫酸钠、浓硫酸混合均匀后进行硫酸化焙烧,其中的有价金属转化为硫酸盐,在质量浓度为5g/L的稀硫酸溶液中完全浸出。试验结果表明:当硫酸化焙烧温度为500℃时,电池中的有价元素Li、Co、Cu、Al等可完全转化为硫酸盐;适当提高浓硫酸的配入量,焙烧温度可降低至400℃;焙烧过程中无浓硫酸存在时,硫酸钠不发生物相转化,仅对其他金属的转化过程起促进作用。
A universal method was developed for leaching valuable metals from cobalt-containing spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Organic materials were first removed from the spent batteries by roast- ing, then the roasted residue was blended with sodium sulfate and concentrated sulfuric acid. Metals in the mixture were further transformed into sulphates by sulfatizing roasting: The sulphates were dissolved in sulfuric acid solution of 5 g/L. The results showed that when sulfatizing roasting temperature reached to 500 ℃, all of Li, Co, Cu and Al in roasted residue could be completely translated into sulphates. Roasting temperature could be decreased to 400℃ by increasing adding amount of concentrated sulfuric acid in roasting process. Sodium sulfate did not convert to other phases when no concentrated sulfuric acid existed, but played a driving role in other metals conversion process.