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The Spray-Solid Phase Method for Regenerating Cathode Materials from Spent Lithium-Ion batteries

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To solve the complicated process control in the existing recycling process, a new method of regenerating LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 materials directly from the leaching solution was proposed by spray-drying combined with high-temperature calcination. The calcination temperature on the structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance of the regenerated material was analyzed by XRD, FTIR, SEM, and HRTEM. After optimization of experimental conditions, the electrochemical performance of LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 was the better at the temperature of 850 °C with the ratio of malic acid to total metal ions of 1:2. The first discharge specific capacity of regenerated material is 165.3 mAh/g at 0.1 C. And the specific discharge capacity is 158.9 mAh/g for the first cycle at a rate of 1 C, and the capacity retention rate is 86.7% after 100 cycles at 1 C. The novel method will be conducive to shorten and simplify the process for efficient recycling.

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We gratefully acknowledge the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2019YFC1907900) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52164049, 52004116).

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  1. National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-Ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China

    Peichao Ning, Yingjie Zhang, Haoyi Wang, Yan Lin & Qi Meng

  2. Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, Yunnan, China

    Yingjie Zhang, Yan Lin & Qi Meng

  3. Guangdong Brunp Recyling Technology Co., Ltd, Foshan, 528244, Guangdong, China

    Peichao Ning

  4. BTR (JiangSu) New Material Technology Ltd, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

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Ning, P., Zhang, Y., Wang, H. et al. The Spray-Solid Phase Method for Regenerating Cathode Materials from Spent Lithium-Ion batteries. Braz J Phys 52, 57 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-022-01066-y

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