The recycling of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries has significant economic and environmental benefits. The preparation of a low-viscosity eutectic solvent (DES) with excellent reducing properties using choline chloride, citric acid and ethylene glycol was studied. The DES was characterized by FT-IR, NMR and TG, and was used for the leaching of ternary lithium (NCM) cathode materials. The coordination dissolution mechanism of DES leaching NCM cathode materials was investigated by XRD, UV-Vis and FT-IR spectra. The results show that under the optimal leaching conditions of ethylene glycol addition of 30%, leaching temperature of 100 ℃, leaching time of 90 min, and liquid-solid mass ratio of 50/1 for DES, the leaching rates of Li, Mn, Co, and Ni in the cathode material are 95.98%, 96.73%, 98.58%, and 96.31%, respectively. The metal ions in the leachate can be efficiently recovered through the co-precipitation of anhydrous oxalic acid, and the precipitation rate of transition metal ions such as Mn, Co and Ni can reach over 95%. This recycling method can provide certaion technical reference for the green recycling of used lithium-ion batteries.
| 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 |