A Review on Cobalt Recovery from Waste Lithium Ion Batteries.

With the increasing usage rates of lithium ion batteries used in energy storage, the management of the resulting waste has also increasingly important. The short lifespan of lithium ion batteries and the precious metals they contain require careful management of these wastes from a technical, environmental and economic perspective. Therefore, in the context of the recovery of precious metals such as cobalt from waste lithium ion batteries, in this article, literature studies on the recovery of cobalt from commonly sed types of lithium ion batteries in the form of Nickel Manganese Cobalt and Lithium Cobalt Oxide have been evaluated. The literature review shows that the most commonly used methods are hydrometallurgical, pyrometallurgical and direct recovery methods. As the demand for lithium ion batteries increases in the coming years, the need to develop and optimize innovative methos for cobalt recovery will become even more important in achieving sustainability goals within energy storage systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]