A method for preparing a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of: uniformly mixing silicon and metal oxide; and heating or ball-milling the mixture.

A method for preparing a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of: uniformly mixing silicon and metal oxide; and heating or ball-milling the mixture.

The disclosure discloses a precursor with a transformed crystal form and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes: (1) heating a carbonate solution, a cobalt salt to allow a reaction, and spray adding a carbonate solution to allow a reaction to obtain a cobalt carbonate slurry; (2) allowing the slurry to stand, spray adding a cobalt salt and a carbonate solution, and spray adding a cobalt salt using a single spray head at a flow rate of 1 m.sup.3/h to 3 m.sup.3/h and a carbonate solution using no less than three spray heads each at a flow rate of 0.2 m.sup.3/h to 5 m.sup.3/h to obtain cobalt carbonate with a transformed crystal form; and (3) further spray adding a cobalt salt and a carbonate solution to the cobalt carbonate with a transformed crystal form, heating to allow a constant-temperature reaction, and washing and calcining a product.

The disclosure discloses a precursor with a transformed crystal form and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes: (1) heating a carbonate solution, a cobalt salt to allow a reaction, and spray adding a carbonate solution to allow a reaction to obtain a cobalt carbonate slurry; (2) allowing the slurry to stand, spray adding a cobalt salt and a carbonate solution, and spray adding a cobalt salt using a single spray head at a flow rate of 1 m.sup.3/h to 3 m.sup.3/h and a carbonate solution using no less than three spray heads each at a flow rate of 0.2 m.sup.3/h to 5 m.sup.3/h to obtain cobalt carbonate with a transformed crystal form; and (3) further spray adding a cobalt salt and a carbonate solution to the cobalt carbonate with a transformed crystal form, heating to allow a constant-temperature reaction, and washing and calcining a product.

Provided are a cobalt oxide (Co.sub.3O.sub.4) for a lithium secondary battery, having an average particle diameter (D50) of about 14 μm to about 19 μm and a tap density of about 2.1 g/cc to about 2.9 g/cc, a method of preparing the cobalt oxide, a lithium cobalt oxide for a lithium secondary battery prepared from the cobalt oxide, and a lithium secondary battery including a cathode including the lithium cobalt oxide.

Provided are a cobalt oxide (Co.sub.3O.sub.4) for a lithium secondary battery, having an average particle diameter (D50) of about 14 μm to about 19 μm and a tap density of about 2.1 g/cc to about 2.9 g/cc, a method of preparing the cobalt oxide, a lithium cobalt oxide for a lithium secondary battery prepared from the cobalt oxide, and a lithium secondary battery including a cathode including the lithium cobalt oxide.

The present disclosure provides a method for recovering nickel and cobalt, the method comprising: a first step of heat-treating lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide to produce a mixture; a second step of water-washing the mixture produced in the first step to obtain a residue; and a third step of heat-treating the residue obtained in the second step.

The present invention relates to an improved process and method of recovering metals of value from used Lithium Ion batteries. More particularly, the invention provides a method for recovering cobalt and lithium along with other metals of value wherein the method includes physical processes for separation, limiting the use of chemical for removing minor impurities. Majority of elements were separated by physical processes instead of chemical processes which gives the benefit of cost saving in chemical treatment of liquid and solid effluents. The invention provides for a cost effective, economic and environmental friendly process for recovering metals of value.

The present invention relates to an improved process and method of recovering metals of value from used Lithium Ion batteries. More particularly, the invention provides a method for recovering cobalt and lithium along with other metals of value wherein the method includes physical processes for separation, limiting the use of chemical for removing minor impurities. Majority of elements were separated by physical processes instead of chemical processes which gives the benefit of cost saving in chemical treatment of liquid and solid effluents. The invention provides for a cost effective, economic and environmental friendly process for recovering metals of value.

A cobalt oxide for a lithium secondary battery, a method of preparing the cobalt oxide; a lithium cobalt oxide for a lithium secondary battery formed from the cobalt oxide; and a lithium secondary battery having a positive electrode including the lithium cobalt oxide, the cobalt oxide having a tap density of about 2.8 g/cc to about 3.0 g/cc, and an intensity ratio of about 0.8 to about 1.2 of a second peak at 2θ of about 31.3±1° to a first peak at 2θ of about 19±1° in X-ray diffraction spectra, as analyzed by X-ray diffraction.