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Recycling of battery materials is a topic with room for improvements in the recycling of the materials present in current Li-ion and NiMH batteries. In this research, a recovery route for Ni as Tutton’s salts (M+2 M3+(SO4)2·xH2O) was investigated, of which Mohr’s salt ((NH4)2Fe(SO4)2*6H2O), a commonly utilized titration reagent, is an example. Similarly, both Ni and Co can form barely soluble compounds with NH4+ ions in an acidic sulfate media. The behavior of battery metal Ni was investigated as a function of NH4+ ion concentration, pH and temperature in single parameter variation experiments. Ni, along with Co, was obtained with ease at a low pH over other metals that could be considered impurities (e.g. Fe). However, the usage of NH4+ ions carries its own problems, e.g. in the subsequent downstream processes.
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This research was funded by BATCircle (XYZ). This work also made use of RAWMatters Research Infrastructure, funded by Academy of Finland. We would like to thank Hannu Revitzer for performing the AAS analyses.
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Porvali, A., Agarwal, V., Angerla, H., Lundström, M. (2021). Recovery of Ni as Tutton’s Salts from Simulated Battery Leach Solutions. In: Anderson, C., et al. Ni-Co 2021: The 5th International Symposium on Nickel and Cobalt. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65647-8_5
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