Separation of cobalt, nickel, and manganese in leach solutions of waste lithium-ion batteries using Dowex M4195 ion exchange resin

Strauss, Mark L.; Diaz Aldana, Luis A.; McNally, Joshua S.; Klaehn, John R.; Lister, Tedd E.

doi:10.1016/j.hydromet.2021.105757

Separation of cobalt, nickel, and manganese in leach solutions of waste lithium-ion batteries using Dowex M4195 ion exchange resin

Journal Article · Tue Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Hydrometallurgy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2021.105757· OSTI ID:1897968

Strauss, Mark L. ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[1]

Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Current methods to separate and recover critical metals from waste lithium-ion battery (LIB) scrap require multiple unit operations that involve selective leaching and a combination of separation methods. These methods include impurity removal, solvent extraction, ion exchange, and precipitation, to achieve high purity Co and Ni products. In this paper an efficient extraction strategy was developed to individually separate Ni and Co from a LIB leachate that was generated from an electrochemical leaching process. By using Dowex M4195 resin, as the only method of separation, additional impurity removal operations were not needed. After loading and eluting, three different fractions were obtained: 99.0% Ni concentrate, 98.5% Co concentrate, and a Li/Mn rich concentrate allowing the separation of Ni, Co and Mn. Here, the developed process is then presented as an alternative for metal recovery from leachates from scrap LIBs with minimum chemical addition and pH adjustment.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 1897968

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-21-65504-Rev000

Journal Information:: Hydrometallurgy, Journal Name: Hydrometallurgy Vol. 206; ISSN 0304-386X

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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