Selective Extraction of Lithium by Co-Pyrolysis of Spent NCM Cathode Powder and Polypropylene Followed by Water Leaching
An experiment was conducted on selective extraction of lithium by co-pyrolysis of spent NCM cathode powder and polypropylene followed by water leaching,and the obtained pyrolysis products were characterized.In the experiment,co-pyrolysis of NCM cathode powder with 40%polypropylene ran at 550 ℃ for 2 h,with argon flow rate at 200 mL/min,and then the obtained pyrolysis product was subjected to water leaching,resulting in the lithium leaching rate of 87.92%.It is found that lithium loss is mainly attributed to the formation of water-insoluble lithium cobalt oxide during co-pyrolysis.