Process for treating ab5 nickel-metal hydride battery scrap

Patent Application · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:85572

Lyman, J W; Palmer, G R

A process for treating an AB5 Ni-MH battery to recover purified positive and negative electrode components of the battery is disclosed. An AB5 Ni-MH battery is placed in a mineral acid leach solution to cause the positive and negative electrode components of the battery to separate.

• Research Organization: Department of the Interior, Washington, DC (United States)
• Assignee: Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
• Application Number: PAN: 8-242,900; TRN: 51811838
• OSTI ID: 85572
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
IRON-NICKEL BATTERIES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
RECYCLING