SBIR Phase II: A Closed Loop Process for the recycle of End-of-Life Li-ion Batteries

这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是在具有商业意义的规模上展示电池资源回收过程的可行性。这将进一步允许电池资源商扩大其流程，使其能够成为锂离子电池回收市场的参与者。电池资源商的最终目标是通过提供经济上可行的国内回收选择来提高废旧锂离子电池的回收率。此外，电池资源处理为电池行业生产低成本的正极材料，最终可能进一步支持太阳能、风能和电动汽车等绿色技术。这项SBIR第一阶段奖建议将电池资源回收过程从50公斤扩大到0.5吨废锂离子电池。拟议的研究重点是工艺速度、安全性和回收材料的质量。将研究电池资源回收过程中的限速步骤，以努力提高处理速度。具体地说，电池资源提供商将为其过程中产生的解决方案寻找新的过滤方法。通过控制气氛和去除蓄电池的储能，研究了一种安全粉碎锂离子电池的方法。最后，利用废锂离子电池生产优质正极材料的规模将从50公斤扩大到0.5吨。电池资源商的目标是以对行业至关重要的规模生产商用质量的正极粉末。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is to demonstrate the feasibility of Battery Resourcers recycling process on a scale that has commercial significance. This will further allow Battery Resourcers to scale its process such that it can be a player in the lithium ion battery recycling market place. Battery Resourcers' ultimate goal is into increase recycling rates of spent Li-ion batteries by providing an economically viable domestic recycling option. Additionally, Battery Resourcers process produces low cost cathode materials for the battery industry which may ultimately further enable green technologies like solar, wind and electric vehicles.This SBIR Phase 1 award proposes to scale the Battery Resourcers recycling process from 50kg to 0.5 tons of spent Li-ion batteries. The proposed research focuses on process speed, safety and the quality of the recovered materials. Rate limiting steps in Battery Resourcers recycling process will be studied with an effort to improve process speed. Specifically, Battery Resourcers will look at new filtering methods for the solutions generated in its process. A method to safety shred Li-ion batteries is examined by controlling the atmosphere and removing the batteries' stored energy. Finally, the production of quality cathode materials from spent Li-ion batteries is scaled from 50kg to 0.5 tons. Battery Resourcers' goal is to produce commercial quality cathode powder on a scale that matters to industry.