scholarly journals Investigation of Centrifugal Fractionation with Time-Dependent Process Parameters as a New Approach Contributing to the Direct Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Components

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1617
Author(s):  
Tabea Sinn ◽  
Andreas Flegler ◽  
Andreas Wolf ◽  
Thomas Stübinger ◽  
Wolfgang Witt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Lithium Iron Phosphate ◽  
Process Development ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Aqueous Dispersion ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Speed Increase ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Constant Output

Recycling of lithium-ion batteries will become imperative in the future, but comprehensive and sustainable processes for this are still rather lacking. Direct recycling comprising separation of the black mass components as a key step is regarded as the most seminal approach. This paper contributes a novel approach for such separation, that is fractionation in a tubular centrifuge. An aqueous dispersion of cathode materials (lithium iron phosphate, also referred to as LFP, and carbon black) serves as exemplary feed to be fractionated, desirably resulting in a sediment of pure LFP. This paper provides a detailed study of the commonly time-dependent output of the tubular centrifuge and introduces an approach aiming to achieve constant output. Therefore, three different settings are assessed, constantly low, constantly high and an increase in rotational speed over time. Constant settings result in the predictable unsatisfactory time-variant output, whereas rotational speed increase proves to be able to maintain constant centrate properties. With further process development, the concept of fractionation in tubular centrifuges may mature into a promising separation technique for black mass in a direct recycling process chain.

scholarly journals A Novel Pyrometallurgical Recycling Process for Lithium-Ion Batteries and Its Application to the Recycling of LCO and LFP

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Alexandra Holzer ◽  
Stefan Windisch-Kern ◽  
Christoph Ponak ◽  
Harald Raupenstrauch
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Lithium Iron Phosphate ◽  
Process Development ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Recycling Process ◽  
Subsequent Step ◽  
Pre Treatment

The bottleneck of recycling chains for spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is the recovery of valuable metals from the black matter that remains after dismantling and deactivation in pre‑treatment processes, which has to be treated in a subsequent step with pyrometallurgical and/or hydrometallurgical methods. In the course of this paper, investigations in a heating microscope were conducted to determine the high-temperature behavior of the cathode materials lithium cobalt oxide (LCO—chem., LiCoO2) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP—chem., LiFePO4) from LIB with carbon addition. For the purpose of continuous process development of a novel pyrometallurgical recycling process and adaptation of this to the requirements of the LIB material, two different reactor designs were examined. When treating LCO in an Al2O3 crucible, lithium could be removed at a rate of 76% via the gas stream, which is directly and purely available for further processing. In contrast, a removal rate of lithium of up to 97% was achieved in an MgO crucible. In addition, the basic capability of the concept for the treatment of LFP was investigated whereby a phosphorus removal rate of 64% with a simultaneous lithium removal rate of 68% was observed.

Graphenised Lithium Iron Phosphate and Lithium Manganese Silicate Hybrid Cathodes: Potentials for Application in Lithium‐ion Batteries

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
pp. 2982-2999
Author(s):  
Zolani Myalo ◽  
Chinwe Oluchi Ikpo ◽  
Assumpta Chinwe Nwanya ◽  
Miranda Mengwi Ndipingwi ◽  
Samantha Fiona Duoman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Lithium Iron Phosphate ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Manganese Silicate ◽  
Lithium Manganese

Modification of liquid-phase synthesis of lithium-iron phosphate, a cathode material for lithium-ion battery

2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 879-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. N. Kudryavtsev ◽  
R. V. Sibiryakov ◽  
D. V. Agafonov ◽  
V. N. Naraev ◽  
A. V. Bobyl’
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Cathode Material ◽  
Lithium Ion Battery ◽  
Lithium Iron Phosphate ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Phase Synthesis

Iron Phosphates as Cathodes of Lithium-Ion Batteries

2006 ◽  
Vol 973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijun Wang ◽  
M. Stanley Whittingham
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Lithium Iron Phosphate ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Iron Phosphates ◽  
Electrochemical Capacity ◽  
High Theoretical Capacity ◽  
Olivine Structure

ABSTRACTThis study focusses on optimizing the parameters of the hydrothermal synthesis to produce iron phosphates for lithium ion batteries, with an emphasis on pure LiFePO4 with the olivine structure and compounds containing a higher iron:phosphate ratio. Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) is a promising cathode candidate for lithium ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity, environmentally benign and the low cost of starting materials. Well crystallized LiFePO4 can be successfully synthesized at temperatures above 150 °C. The addition of a reducing agent, such as hydrazine, is essential to minimize the oxidation of ferrous (Fe2+) to ferric (Fe3+) in the final compound. The morphology of LiFePO4 is highly dependent on the pH of the initial solution. This study also investigated the lipscombite iron phosphates of formula Fe1.33PO4OH. This compound has a log-like structure formed by Fe-O octahedral chains. The chains are partially occupied by the Fe3+ sites, and these iron atoms and some of the vacancies can be substituted by other cations. Most of the protons can be ion-exchanged for lithium, and the electrochemical capacity is much increased.

Synthesis and Characterization of Mg and Ti Ions Co-Doped Lithium Iron Phosphate and Its Lithium-Ion Batteries

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (09) ◽  
pp. 2084-2090 ◽  
Author(s):  
WANG Zhen-Po ◽  
◽  
LIU Wen ◽  
WANG Yue ◽  
ZHAO Chun-Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Lithium Iron Phosphate ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Co Doped

scholarly journals LiFePO4-Graphene Composites as High-Performance Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Impact of Size and Morphology of Graphene

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanqing Fu ◽  
Qiliang Wei ◽  
Gaixia Zhang ◽  
Yu Zhong ◽  
Nima Moghimian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Performance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Lithium Iron Phosphate ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Active Materials ◽  
Size And Morphology ◽  
The Impact

In this work, we investigated three types of graphene (i.e., home-made G, G V4, and G V20) with different size and morphology, as additives to a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode for the lithium-ion battery. Both the LFP and the two types of graphene (G V4 and G V20) were sourced from industrial, large-volume manufacturers, enabling cathode production at low cost. The use of wrinkled and/or large pieces of a graphene matrix shows promising electrochemical performance when used as an additive to the LFP, which indicates that the features of large and curved graphene pieces enable construction of a more effective conducting network to realize the full potential of the active materials. Specifically, compared to pristine LFP, the LFP/G, LFP/G V20, and LFP/G V4 show up to a 9.2%, 6.9%, and 4.6% increase, respectively, in a capacity at 1 C. Furthermore, the LFP combined with graphene exhibits a better rate performance than tested with two different charge/discharge modes. Moreover, from the economic and electrochemical performance view point, we also demonstrated that 1% of graphene content is optimized no matter the capacity calculated, based on the LFP/graphene composite or pure LFP.

scholarly journals Material Characterization and Analysis on the Effect of Vibration and Nail Penetration on Lithium Ion Battery

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Ajeet Babu K. Parasumanna ◽  
Ujjwala S. Karle ◽  
Mangesh R. Saraf
Keyword(s):  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Lithium Iron Phosphate ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Internal Resistance ◽  
Chemical Degradation ◽  
Battery Pack ◽  
A Cell

Battery packaging in a vehicle depends on the cell chemistry being used and its behavior plays an important role in the safety of the entire battery pack. Chemical degradation of various parts of a cell such as the cathode or anode is a concern as it adversely affects performance and safety. A cell in its battery pack once assembled can have two different mechanical abuse condition. One is the vibration generated from the vehicle and the second is the intrusion of external elements in case of accident. In this paper, a commercially available 32,700 lithium ion cell with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry is studied for its response to both the abuse conditions at two different states of charge (SoC). The primary aim of this study is to understand their effect on the surface morphology of the cathode and the anode. The cells are also characterized to study impedance behavior before and after being abused mechanically. The cells tested for vibration were also analyzed for dynamic stiffness. A microscopy technique such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study the surface morphology and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) characterization was carried out to study the internal resistance of the cell. It was observed that there was a drop in internal resistance and increase in the stiffness after the cells subjected to mechanical abuse. The study also revealed different morphology at the center and at the corner of the cell subjected to nail penetration at 50% SoC.

Excess lithium storage in LiFePO4-Carbon interface by ball-milling

2016 ◽  
Vol 09 (05) ◽  
pp. 1650053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Guo ◽  
Xiaohe Song ◽  
Jiaxin Zheng ◽  
Feng Pan
Keyword(s):  
Ball Milling ◽  
Lithium Iron Phosphate ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Iron Phosphate ◽  
Effective Capacity ◽  
Lithium Storage ◽  
Electrical Vehicle ◽  
Milling Method ◽  
Theoretical Specific Capacity

As one of the most popular cathode materials for high power lithium ion batteries (LIBs) of the electrical-vehicle (EV), lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4 (LFP)) is limited to its relatively lower theoretical specific capacity of 170[Formula: see text]mAh g[Formula: see text]. To break the limits and further improve the capacity of LFP is promising but challenging. In this study, the ball-milling method is applied to the mixture of LFP and carbon, and the effective capacity larger than the theoretical one by 30[Formula: see text]mAh g[Formula: see text] is achieved. It is demonstrated that ball-milling leads to the LFP-Carbon interface to store the excess Li-ions.

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