A method for recovering at least cobalt of valuable metals, cobalt and nickel, from an acidic solution obtained by subjecting waste containing positive electrode materials for lithium ion secondary batteries to a wet process, the acidic solution comprising cobalt ions, nickel ions and impurities, wherein the method includes: a first extraction step for Co recovery, the first extraction step being for extracting cobalt ions by solvent extraction from the acidic solution and stripping the cobalt ions; an electrolytic step for Co recovery, the electrolytic step being for providing electrolytic cobalt by electrolysis using a stripped solution obtained in the first extraction step for Co recovery as an electrolytic solution; a dissolution step for Co recovery, the dissolution step being for dissolving the electrolytic cobalt in an acid; and a second extraction step for Co recovery, the second extraction step being for extracting cobalt ions by solvent extraction from a cobalt dissolved solution obtained in the dissolution step for Co recovery and stripping the cobalt ions.

Use of a separation material comprising picolinic acid ester or picolinic acid amide functional groups immobilised on a solid support to selectively remove Ni from an aqueous solution.

The invention provides a process for the leaching of a laterite ore or concentrate for the recovery of value metals, at least one value metal being nickel. The laterite ore or concentrate is subjected to a leaching step with a lixiviant comprising hydrochloric acid to leach nickel from the laterite ore. Nickel is extracted with an oxime at a lower pH than other processes for extraction of nickel from solution, especially after separation of iron and cobalt values.

A method of separating metals from a lithium-ion battery leachate includes obtaining a solution with iron, aluminum, nickel, and cobalt. Ammonium phosphate is added to the solution to adjust a pH of the solution to greater than or equal to about 3.00. After adjusting the pH of the solution, at least one phosphateincluding iron phosphate and aluminum phosphateis precipitated from the solution. Then, without adding a base to the solution, a crystallized nickel-cobalt Tutton's salt is precipitated from the solution.

Provided is a production method for producing coarse particles of high purity Co powder from a cobalt ammine sulfate complex solution using fine Co powder and using industrially inexpensive H.sub.2 gas.

In a method of recovering a transition metal from a lithium secondary battery, a an acidic solution is added to a recovery target material containing a transition metal to form a leachate. A basic compound is added to the leachate in an amount of 0.5 wt % to 1.9 wt % based on a total weight of the leachate to form a first transition metal solution. A fluorine compound is added to the first transition metal solution to form a second transition metal solution.

A method for recovering valuable metals from waste batteries according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an impurity removal process for removing impurities comprising Cu from a waste battery raw material and discharging an aqueous phase comprising Ni and Co; and a Co extraction process to extract Co from the aqueous phase comprising Ni and Co and discharge an aqueous phase comprising Ni, wherein the impurity removal process may be carried out by mixing a dialkylphosphoric acid-based solvent extractant with another solvent extractant having a synergistic effect to increase the separation factor of Co and Cu.

A process is disclosed for the recovery of valuable metals from oxidic ores, in particular from polymetallic nodules. The process is suitable for the recovery of Cu, Co, Ni, Fe, and Mn, which are the main metals of interest in such polymetallic nodules. The present process is, among others, characterized by the handling of Fe, which is dissolved and kept in solution until the step of crystallization rather than removed at an earlier stage. A mixed MnFe residue is obtained, which, after thermal treatment, provides a MnFe oxide that is suitable for the steel or for the manganese industry. Excellent Cu, Co and Ni yields are obtained, while Fe is leached and valorized together with Mn.

Provided herein is a nickel recovering method, comprising: (A-i) a reduction heat treatment process for thermally treating a first raw material containing nickel and lithium; (B) a first leaching process for leaching the heat-treated product produced by the reduction heat treatment process; (A-ii) a roasting process for thermally treating a second raw material containing nickel and sulfur; (C) a second leaching process for leaching the first leaching residue produced by the first leaching process and calcine produced by the roasting process; (D) a neutralization process for neutralizing the second leachate produced by the second leaching process; (E) a purification process for removing impurities contained in the neutralized solution produced by the neutralization process; and (F) a reduction process for performing a hydrogen reduction method on the purified solution produced by the purification process to recover nickel from the purified solution.

Flexible processes and systems for recovering manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni) as a purified co-precipitated product or alternatively independent products, from a lithium-ion battery waste stream are provided. The process may include upstream leaching and impurity removal prior to separation in a metal recovery system that may include a manganese (Mn) recovery unit to generate a manganese (Mn)-containing product, a cobalt (Co) recovery unit to generate a cobalt (Co)-containing product or a nickel (Ni) recovery unit to generate a nickel (Ni)-containing product or alternatively and optionally may include a co-precipitator unit to form a co-precipitated product. A lithium (Li) recovery unit may further process a portion of the waste liquid stream to form a lithium (Li)-containing product.