A processing technique of gas-solid chlorination combined with water leaching was adopted for systematically investigating the phase evolution of spent lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material during recycling, and the dynamic mechanism of lithium extraction via gas-solid chlorination of spent LFP cathode material was also clarified. It is found that the chlorination reaction of spent cathode material can proceed spontaneously in thermodynamics, and lithium can be converted into water-soluble phases through the gas-solid chlorination process. Under the optimized conditions of gas-solid chlorination, including reaction temperature of 150 ℃ and reaction time of 156 min, LiFePO4 is almost completely transformed into FePO4 and LiCl by water leaching, presenting a leaching rate of lithium at 99.09%, while the leaching rates of iron, phosphorus and aluminum just 0.089%, 0.078% and 0.339%, respectively. This process actualizes efficient and highly selective leaching of lithium. Meanwhile, the crystal structure and morphology of FePO4 are well maintained during chlorination and water leaching, providing a stable precursor for the subsequent solid-phase synthesis and regeneration of lithium iron phosphate.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |