Hydrometallurgical Extraction of Valuable Metals by Mixed Acid Leaching System for Used Lithium-Ion Batteries

Sadaf Fatima, Muhammad Kaleem Khosa (), Awal Noor (), Sadaf Qayyum and Mohamed El Oirdi
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Sadaf Fatima: Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Kaleem Khosa: Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Awal Noor: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Sadaf Qayyum: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed El Oirdi: Department of Basic Sciences, Preparatory Year, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 16, 1-14

Abstract: Lithium-ion battery recycling includes discharging and processing exhausted batteries to recover valuable metals for reuse in new battery production. The improper disposal of e-waste draws attention to the possibility of reprocessing used lithium-ion batteries to make progress in recovering valuable metals. In this study, using biodegradable mixed organic acids, valuable metals were extracted from used batteries by a hydrometallurgical process under optimal conditions such as a stirring speed of 200 rpm, mixed acid concentration of ascorbic acid/citric acid (AA/CA) of 50:50 mM, temperature of 50 °C, time of 50 min, and slurry density of 20 g/L. Kinetic studies verified that the apparent activation energies, 43.6, 70.5, 49.8, 60.6, 45, and 6 kJ/mol, and surface chemical reactions controlled the leaching process for Li, Mn, Co, Ni, and Cu from cathode powder obtained from used LIBs. XRD and FT-IR confirmed the crystalline nature of the cathode powder. UV–visible spectra showed a Co(II) complex with λ max at 380 nm by reduction of the Co(III) complex. Lithium was recovered by LiF and as MnO 2 using ammonium persulfate. Our efforts aimed to recover it through an economical and environmentally friendly approach.

Keywords: AAS; Li-ion; leaching; metals; organic acid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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