BATTERY RECYCLING PROCESS

A method for the recovery of metals from a feed stream containing one or more value metals and lithium, the method comprising: subjecting the feed stream to a sulphuric acid leach to form a slurry comprising a pregnant leach solution of soluble metal salts and a solid residue; separating the pregnan...

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Hauptverfasser: Urbani, Mark Daniel, Beer, Gavin
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Zusammenfassung:A method for the recovery of metals from a feed stream containing one or more value metals and lithium, the method comprising: subjecting the feed stream to a sulphuric acid leach to form a slurry comprising a pregnant leach solution of soluble metal salts and a solid residue; separating the pregnant leach solution and the solid residue; subjecting the pregnant leach solution to one or more separate solvent extraction steps, wherein each solvent extraction step recovers one or more value metals from the pregnant leach solution, the remaining pregnant leach solution comprising lithium; and recovery of lithium from the pregnant leach solution.