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Every lithium-ion battery encapsulates cathode and anode material. The cathode material is ideally layered as transition metal oxide. You can commonly find Lithium cobalt oxide, lithium manganese oxide, and lithium iron phosphate as cathode material. A recycling company like Inderr uses different methods to break down the crystal structure of the cathode material and recover lithium. We ensure 99.5% purity in Premium LIB cathode that can be used in making new batteries.

The LIB cathode materials we produce are:

Copper Powder

Cu

Nickel Hydroxide

Ni(OH)2

Aluminum

Al

Lithium Hydroxide

LiOH

Cobalt Hydroxide

Co(OH)2

Manganese Hydroxide

Mn(OH)2

Lithium Carbonate

Li2CO3

Cobalt Carbonate

CoCO3

Manganese Carbonate

MnCO3

Nickel Carbonate

NiCO3

Cathode-active materials are made of metal oxide. In the recycling process, the laboratories extract the active material and sell it to battery-making companies as active cathode material. The extent of purity in the material signifies the strength of the technique used by the company. There are several methods followed for cathode recycling. They are:

Recycling process 

  • Mechanochemical reactions: cathode structures are broken down in order to make them easier to recycle. 
  • Selective dissolution: As the name suggests, this process only recovers lithium from the batteries using oxalic acid.
  • Hydrochloric acid: In this process LTO is treated to recover titanium and extract lithium.

Benefits of recycling 

  • Environmental hazards of battery waste, especially lithium waste, are reduced.
  • The cost of lithium-ion batteries will decrease over time and the future cost will be much lower.

Challenges of recycling 

  • It may not be easy to recover the lithium from cathode material.
  • In the beginning of the process energy consumption may be an issue but that will also get reduced over time.