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废旧锂离子电池正极材料与集流体分离研究进展

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文云鹏 ¹ , 曾子豪 ¹ , 董泽宇 ¹ , 曹林斌 ² , 许伟 ² , 葛鹏 ¹ , 杨越 ¹

硅酸盐学报 | 支撑碳中和目标的新能源材料与器件循环利用专题—综合评述 2025,53(8): 2133-2147

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硅酸盐学报 |支撑碳中和目标的新能源材料与器件循环利用专题—综合评述 2025 , 53 (8) : 2133 -2147

废旧锂离子电池正极材料与集流体分离研究进展

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文云鹏¹, 曾子豪¹, 董泽宇¹, 曹林斌², 许伟², 葛鹏¹, 杨越¹

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^1．中南大学资源加工与生物工程学院，长沙 410083

^2．深圳市众迈科技有限公司，广东深圳 518000

通讯作者:

杨越（1986—），男，博士，教授。

作者简介:

文云鹏（1998—），男，博士研究生。

Progress on Separation of Cathode Materials and Collector from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

Yunpeng WEN¹, Zihao ZENG¹, Zeyu DONG¹, Linbin CAO², Wei XU², Peng GE¹, Yue YANG¹

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^1.School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

^2.Shenzhen Zhongmai Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong, China

Corresponding Author:

YANG Yue (1986-), male, Ph.D., Professor. E-mail: yangyue18@csu.edu.cn; eric1911@126.com

WEN Yunpeng (1998-), male, Doctoral Candidate. E-mail: wenyp1998@126.com

出版时间: 2025-08-20 doi: 10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240815

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随着电动汽车和储能产业的蓬勃发展，锂离子电池（LIBs）的产量和需求呈现爆发式增长。受限于LIBs有限的使用寿命，在未来会不可避免地产生大量的废旧LIBs。目前，废旧LIBs的回收方法主要分为元素提取和材料修复2类。无论采用哪种回收方法，将废旧LIBs正极活性材料与铝箔集流分离是资源化回收的关键环节之一。对正极材料的精准分离不仅可以提高材料的回收效率，而且能够降低杂质含量，促进废旧LIBs正极材料的清洁循环利用。本文介绍了正极材料与集流体的结合机理与分离方法，分析了现存方法的优势与不足，并对未来进行展望，旨在为废旧LIBs正极材料的高效再生利用提供参考。

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废旧锂离子电池 / 正极材料 / 聚偏氟乙烯 / 分离

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With the rapid development of portable electronic devices and electric vehicles, the production and demand of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have increased exponentially. Due to the limited life of LIBs, a huge amount of spent LIBs will inevitably be produced in the next 10~20 years. Efficient and clean recovery of spent LIBs is significant for resource recycling and environmental protection. In the recovery process, the cathode active material containing valuable metals must be separated efficiently from the Al foil collector. This procedure is a crucial link to reduce the difficulty of subsequent metal extraction and to achieve resource recovery. However, the organic binder polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), due to its strong adhesion and stability, has become a critical factor hindering the separation of cathode active materials. Currently, the methods for separating cathode active materials from Al foils can be classified into physical, thermal treatment, solvent dissolution, and electrochemical methods. The physical methods include mechanical crushing and grinding. The active materials separate when the cathode is exposed to mechanical forces in a shredder or impact/shear crusher. However, using mechanical crushing or conventional grinding methods are difficult to remove the organic binders on the active material surface only by mechanical force.

Depending on the difference in thermal stability of the PVDF, Al foil and the active material, melting or degrading the PVDF binder on the surface of the cathode material can be used to separate the cathode active material. Direct calcination of PVDF is prone to pollutant emissions, and the pyrolysis process using a fully enclosed environment allows for better control and treatment of pollutant gases. Meanwhile, alkaline calcium oxide can accelerate the catalytic degradation of PVDF and enable the in-situ capture of inorganic fluoride. Apart from direct calcination/pyrolysis, new technology, such as molten salt-mediated treatment, can achieve the melting or degradation of PVDF in solid thermal media, detaching the cathode material from the Al foil and preventing the release of fluoride.

Traditional strong polar organic solvents such as NMP, DMF, etc. can dissolve the binder by using the principle of similar solubility. However, the volatility and toxicity of these solvents are important obstacles to large-scale applications. The exploitation of organic solvents such as ethylene glycol and triethyl phosphate is expected to enable the replacement of highly volatile organic solvents. In addition, ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents, as the new generation of green solvents, have shown potential for application in the separation of cathode materials. In addition to organic solvents, alkaline dissolution, oxidation by Fenton's reagent and electrochemical methods as representative of aqueous systems provide diverse options for the separation of cathode materials.

Summary and prospects

In summary, the current separation of spent LIBs cathode materials from the collector has made remarkable progress. In terms of overall effect, the current separation methods have successfully separated the cathode material from the collector Al foil, and the basic principles and process methods have been well investigated. However, analysis from a partial point of view, there are still some problems that need to be solved for different separation methods in terms of environment, economy and scale of use. Although the physical method has been widely used in industrial practice, problems such as low separation accuracy remain. The separation effect can be improved by the combined use of heat treatment method and physical method, i.e., the binder is removed by pyrolysis followed by crushing and sorting. This method achieves the separation of active materials from metal foils and substantially reduces the content of metal impurities in the active materials. However, this method is still difficult to achieve high-precision separation, and the development of more efficient physical separation methods and processes is still an important direction for future research. Compared with the physical method, the chemical method separates with higher precision. However, traditional chemical separation of active materials mostly uses toxic or volatile substances, with a high risk of secondary pollution. Fenton oxidation and supercritical fluid are green and environmentally friendly, but the high cost makes it difficult to industrialize and promote the application. The development of green, safe and low-cost solvents to achieve economic and efficient separation of active materials is another important direction that needs attention in the future.

Key words

spent lithium-ion battery / cathode material / polyvinylidene fluoride / separation

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文云鹏, 曾子豪, 董泽宇, 曹林斌, 许伟, 葛鹏, 杨越. 废旧锂离子电池正极材料与集流体分离研究进展. 硅酸盐学报, 2025 , 53 (8) : 2133 -2147 . DOI: 10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240815

Yunpeng WEN, Zihao ZENG, Zeyu DONG, Linbin CAO, Wei XU, Peng GE, Yue YANG. Progress on Separation of Cathode Materials and Collector from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025 , 53 (8) : 2133 -2147 . DOI: 10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240815

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国家自然科学基金项目(52374290)
中南大学创新驱动计划(2023CXQD009)

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国家自然科学基金项目(52374290)

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^1．中南大学资源加工与生物工程学院，长沙 410083

^2．深圳市众迈科技有限公司，广东深圳 518000

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杨越（1986—），男，博士，教授。

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