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Lithium Small-Scale Recycling Process

Phase 1: Evaluate the experimental viability of black mass production from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries (published paper: Supporting a Lithium Circular Economy via Reverse Logistics: Improving the Preprocessing Stage of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Supply Chain —  https://doi.org/10.3390/en18030651). 


Phase 2: Lithium reverse logistics network comparison under centralized and decentralized preprocessing recovery stage. This involves capturing both preprocessing scenario stages using different optimization techniques and conducting techno-economic analysis on both results (ongoing). 


Phase 3: Inter-disciplinary research effort towards evaluation of value recovery via electrodialysis and hydrometallurgy of black mass generated from small-scale production. The goal is to deploy design of experiment (DOE) and response surface methodology (RSM) on value optimization of critical mineral recovery from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries (ongoing). 

Tags: Batteries, Recyling, Sustainability

Authors

Erick C. Jones Jr., Oluwatosin Atitebi

Dr. Erick C. Jones Jr.
Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering


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