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Overview on Pyrometallurgical Recycling Process of Spent Lithium-ion Battery

건식 공정을 통한 리튬이차전지의 재활용 연구 동향

Eunmi Park1
,
Chulwoong Han1
,
Seong Ho Son1
,
Man Seung Lee2
,
Yong Hwan Kim1*
박 은미1
,
한 철웅1
,
손 성호1
,
이 만승2
,
김 용환1*
1Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Incheon 21999, Korea
2Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Rare Metal, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Korea
1한국생산기술연구원 뿌리산업기술연구소
2목포대학교 신소재공학과
*Corresponding Author
30 June 2022. pp. 27-39
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Abstract

The global demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has been continuously increasing since the 1990s along with the growth of the portable electronic device market. Of late, the rapid growth of the electric vehicle market has further accelerated the demand for LIBs. The demand for the LIBs is expected to surpass the supply of lithium from natural resources in the near future, posing a risk to the global lithium supply chain. Moreover, the continuous accumulation of end-of-life LIBs is expected to cause serious environmental problems. To solve these problems, recycling the spent LIBs must be viewed as a critical technological challenge that must be urgently addressed. In this study, recycling LIBs using pyrometallurgical processes and post-processes for efficient lithium recovery are briefly reviewed along with the major accomplishments in the field and current challenges.

Keywords
Spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)
Recycling
Pyrometallurgy
Lithium recovery

리튬이차전지의 수요는 1990년대 이후로 휴대용 전자 기기 시장과 함께 지속적으로 증가되어 왔으며, 최근 전기 자동차 시장의 급격한 확장에 따라 리튬이차전지 또한 전 세계적으로 수요가 급증하였다. 이는 가까운 미래에 천연자원으로부터의 리튬 공급량을 앞설 것이며, 리튬 자원 수급의 불안정을 초래할 수 있다. 지속적으로 축적되는 수명이 다 한 폐전지 또한 환경적으로 큰 문제를 야기할 수 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해, 사용된 리튬이차전지의 재활용은 매우 중요한 기술적 과제이다. 본 연구에서는 건식 공정을 이용한 리튬이차전지의 재활용 공정과 함께 리튬 회수를 위한 추가 공정에 대해 조사하였다. 전지 재활용을 위한 건식 제련의 지속적인 연구는 리튬 및 유가 금속의 회수율을 크게 향상시켜 전기 자동차 및 휴대용 전자기기의 필수 부품인 리튬이차전지의 시장 안정화에 크게 기여할 것이다.

키워드
폐 리튬이차전지
재활용
건식 제련
리튬 회수
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  • Publisher :The Korean Institute of Resources Recycling
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국자원리싸이클링학회
  • Journal Title :Resources Recycling
  • Journal Title(Ko) :자원리싸이클링
  • Volume : 31
  • No :3
  • Pages :27-39
  • Received Date : 2022-06-02
  • Revised Date : 2022-06-14
  • Accepted Date : 2022-06-14
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7844/kirr.2022.31.3.27
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