A method for recovering a valuable substance is provided. The method includes a thermal treatment step of thermally treating a target containing a valuable substance using a continuous furnace configured to thermally treat the target while moving a target storing unit, in which the target is stored, such that the target storing unit is not contacted by a flame that is for thermal treatment, and a valuable substance recovering step of recovering the valuable substance from a thermally treated product of the target obtained in the thermal treatment step.

This invention has an objective to increase the collected amounts of lithium contained in a lithium-ion battery. A recycling method for a lithium-ion battery comprising: a first discharging step, which increases an amount of lithium included in a cathode active material by discharging the lithium-ion battery via a load with a first resistance value; a second discharging step, which further increases the amount of lithium included in the cathode active material by discharging the lithium-ion battery via a load with a second resistance value lower than the first resistance value; and a collecting step, which collects the cathode active material from the lithium-ion battery after the second discharging step.

The present invention provides a method which is capable of more strictly controlling the oxygen partial pressure required during the melting of a starting material, thereby being capable of recovering a valuable metal more efficiently. A method for recovering valuable metals (Cu, Ni, Co), said method comprising the following steps: a step for preparing, as a starting material, a charge that contains at least phosphorus (P), iron (Fe) and valuable metals; a step for heating and melting the starting material into a melt, and subsequently forming the melt into a molten material that contains an alloy and slag; and a step for recovering the alloy that contains valuable metals by separating the slag from the molten material. With respect to this method for recovering valuable metals, the oxygen partial pressure in the melt is directly measured with use of an oxygen analyzer when the starting material is heated and melted.

Proposed is a method of preparing high-purity lithium carbonate through reduction calcining of waste cathode materials without using a carbonate such as sodium carbonate. The method reduces the amount of water required for lithium carbonate recovery, thereby reducing energy consumption for evaporation of water. The method includes (a) preparing scrap powder, (b) reducing and calcining the scrap powder using activated carbon, (c) preparing a lithium hydrogen carbonate solution by adding carbon dioxide gas and the reduced and calcined scrap powder to 8° C. to 12° C. soft water, (d) separating the lithium hydrogen carbonate solution into solid and liquid; (e) converting lithium hydrogen carbonate into lithium carbonate by heating, evaporating, and concentrating the lithium hydrogen carbonate solution, and (f) obtaining the lithium carbonate through filtration.

A disposal system for battery includes: a moving mechanism; an accommodating mechanism, including a first side and a second side that are opposite each other along a length direction of the accommodating mechanism; a plurality of immersion mechanisms, arranged in sequence along the length direction of the accommodating mechanism, the plurality of immersion mechanisms are movably connected to the accommodating mechanism, and the immersion mechanism accommodates an immersion liquid; and a transfer mechanism, arranged opposite the first side of the accommodating mechanism and configured to transfer waste of a battery to the immersion mechanisms. The accommodating mechanism is provided in plurality, and the plurality of accommodating mechanisms are arranged along a width direction of the accommodating mechanism. In adjacent two of the accommodating mechanisms, the second side of one of the accommodating mechanisms is opposite the first side of another one of the accommodating mechanisms.

A safe discharge method for waste lithium ion batteries includes steps of mixing the waste lithium ion batteries and conductive particles in a discharge chamber to make the waste lithium ion batteries to discharge, calculating an internal resistance of the discharge chamber according to pressurization pressure; calculating a discharge rate of the waste lithium ion batteries; dynamically adjusting the pressurization pressure to keep the discharge rate of the waste lithium ion batteries to be 0.1-3 C; monitoring an internal temperature of the discharge chamber in real time; when the internal temperature is greater than an early warning temperature, reducing the pressurization pressure by 20%-60%; when the internal temperature is greater than a warning temperature, relieving the pressurization pressure to 0 N, reducing the pressurization pressure by 60%-90% after the internal temperature drops below the early warning temperature, and re-compacting to discharge the waste lithium ion batteries.

The present invention relates generally to methods for the preparation of nickel-based alloys using waste materials, and more particularly to the preparation of nickel-based alloys using spent batteries.

The present disclosure provides a disassembly mechanism, a disassembly system of a power battery pack with the disassembly mechanism and a disassembly method of the power battery pack. The above disassembly mechanism includes a die base assembly, a pressing assembly and a removal tool assembly. The pressing assembly is movably connected to the die base assembly, and is used to abut against and press a single battery of a power battery pack. The removal tool assembly is slidably connected to the die base assembly and elastically connected to the die base assembly. The removal tool assembly is used to squeeze and separate a casing and the single battery of the power battery pack. The above disassembly mechanism can realize automatic disassembly of the power battery pack with few manual intervention, and solves the problem of low efficiency in the recycling and disassembly process of the power battery pack.

Proposed is a waste separator scrap oil extraction device for producing a recyclate from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) scrap, the HDPE being used as a material for a separator of a lithium ion secondary battery, and to a method of producing a recyclate using the same. The waste separator scrap oil extraction device includes: a first extraction means into which pulverized scrap is input, and configured to primarily separate oil from scrap while extruding the input scrap by a pressurization method with a screw; and a secondary extraction means into which the scrap from which the oil is separated by the first extraction means is input, and configured to generate oil vapor by applying heat to the scrap when the scrap is transferred by a screw and secondarily separate remaining oil by vacuum suction of the generated oil vapor.

This invention is directed to a method for recovering valuable metals from spent lithium-ion-batteries using CO.sub.2/CO/H.sub.2O gas mixture, or reducing gas comprising CH.sub.4, or solid carbon or combination thereof.