METHOD FOR RECYCLING LITHIUM BATTERIES
Application
US20260081249A1
Kind: A1
Mar 19, 2026
Inventors
Christian HANISCH, Tobias ELWERT, Lisa BRÜCKNER
Abstract
A method for recycling lithium batteries containing the steps: (a) digesting comminuted material (10), which contains comminuted components of electrodes of lithium batteries, using concentrated sulphuric acid (12) at a digestion temperature (TA) of at least 100° C., in particular at least 140° C., so that waste gas (14) and a digestion material (16) are produced, (b) discharging the waste gas (14) and (c) wet chemical extraction of at least one metallic component of the digestion material (16).
CPC Classifications
H01M 10/54
C22B 7/007
C22B 15/0071
C22B 23/043
C22B 23/0484
C22B 26/12
C22B 47/0063
C22B 47/0081
H01M 10/0525
Filing Date
2025-08-08
Application No.
19294696