The system for separating battery cell cores includes a cell core holder for receiving and holding a battery cell core. A cutter cuts an outer wrapping layer of the battery cell core to form an open loose end. A first roller rotates the battery cell core and a sheet opener engages the open loose end to unroll a laminate, which includes a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a polymer separator layer sandwiched therebetween. A pair of second rollers receive, grip and selectively drive movement of the laminate. A cathode breaker applies breaking force to the cathode layer to produce broken cathode layer pieces, which are then collected. An anode breaker then grasps and vibrates the laminate to produce broken anode layer pieces, which are also collected. Finally, a polymer separator layer cutter selectively cuts the polymer separator layer to produce cut polymer separator layer pieces, which are collected.

The present disclosure provides a lithium-ion battery cathode material recovery system and a lithium-ion battery cathode material recovery method, wherein the lithium-ion battery cathode material recovery system includes a crusher, a dryer, a first separator, a first vibrating screen, a second separator, a second vibrating screen and an eddy current separator, and a dust collector for recovering dust generated in the first separator, the second separator, the first vibrating screen, and the second vibrating screen, and wherein the crusher, the dryer, the first separator, the first vibrating screen, the second separator, the second vibrating screen, the eddy current separator, and the dust collector are sealed to prevent the inflow of external air, and are operated in an inert gas environment.

An apparatus for processing a waste battery is proposed. The apparatus includes a conveying unit having a conveying belt rotated by a plurality of rotating shafts which are rotated to convey the supplied waste battery in one direction, a pulverizer disposed on a position along a travelling direction of the conveying unit to pulverize the waste battery, a heater disposed on a downstream side of the pulverizer to heat dust formed by the pulverizer, a collector collecting the dust which passes through the pulverizer and the heater, a filter part filtering a pulverized material of the collector, a mixer supplying an additive to the dust discharged from a discharge pipe of the filter part, and a compressor compressing a mixture mixed in the mixer.

Lithium-ion batteries are recycled by a series of physical and chemical processes. Used batteries are comminuted, and then the shredded material stream is further processed to create black mass for further refinement into constituent materials that are used in the production of new batteries. Black mass is produced from a liquid stream and a solid stream. The method is adaptable to different types and sizes of lithium-ion batteries and is designed to minimize waste and optimize material recovery.

Examples are disclosed herein that relate to identifying batteries of different chemistries such as in a battery recycling stream. One example provides a method for differentiating between batteries of different chemistries, the method comprising determining an expected mass of a sample of one or more batteries based upon an expected chemistry of the sample of one or more batteries, weighing the sample of one or more batteries to determine a sample mass, comparing the sample mass to the expected mass, and if the sample mass does not match the expected mass within a threshold range, then determining that the sample contains one or more batteries of a different chemistry than the expected chemistry.

A method for producing clean black mass, anode or cathode for subsequent recycling is provided, the method comprising subjecting an intact battery to a shredding process to produce an aggregate, wherein the smallest particle generated is between 2.5 percent and 40 percent of original battery size. Also provided is a shredder for minimizing aggregation of whole batteries, the shredder comprising a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a latitudinal axis; and a plurality of teeth disposed on said knives which fit on said shaft at an angle to the latitudinal axis selected from 15 degrees and 45 degrees, wherein the teeth have a first proximal end integrally molded to the shaft and a second free distal end.

A spent and/or decommissioned accumulator treatment plant and process, wherein a plurality of objects originating from separate waste collection of spent and/or decommissioned accumulators, nominally comprising lead-acid accumulators and accumulators and objects of a different type, are subject to an X-ray scan. If an analysis of the X-ray scan indicates that an object is not a lead-acid accumulator, and in particular is a lithium-ion battery or accumulator, it is deviated out of the treatment workflow, that comprises grinding the objects and separating lead from other materials.

A shredder for minimizing aggregation of whole batteries can include a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a latitudinal axis. The shredder can include a plurality of teeth disposed on knives which fit on said shaft at an angle to the latitudinal axis selected from 0 degrees and 45 degrees. The teeth can have a first proximal end integrally molded to the shaft and a second free distal end.

Disclosed is an underwater crushing mechanism for an aluminum housing battery, including a crusher, where the top end of the crusher is provided with a feed port, and a crushing mechanism is arranged inside the crusher below the feed port; a water body is stored in an inner cavity of the crusher, and the crushing mechanism is immersed in the water body; the crusher is provided with a spray mechanism; the crusher at the side of the spray mechanism away from the feed port is provided with a channel communicated with the inner cavity of the crusher, an opening is provided at the side of the channel away from the spray mechanism, and at least two crushed material collection chambers are arranged in the crusher at the side of the opening; and a collection frame is movably arranged in the channel.

The present invention relates to a processing method for reusing a waste battery, the processing method comprising the steps of: cooling, for a minimum cooling time satisfying formula 1 below, a battery pack comprising: as a unit cell, a battery that includes a plurality of lithium ions, and freezing same; and crushing the frozen battery pack.

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}\mathrm{minimum}\mathrm{cooling}\mathrm{time}=A{W}^{0.33}& <\mathrm{Formula}1>\end{array}$$\left(A=4e^{\left(-0.02\mathrm{dT}\right)},W=\mathrm{battery}\mathrm{weight}\left(\mathrm{Kg}\right),\mathrm{dT}=.Math.\mathrm{external}\mathrm{cooling}\mathrm{temperature}-\mathrm{target}\mathrm{temperature}.Math.,.Math..Math.\mathrm{means}\mathrm{absolute}\mathrm{value}\right)$