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US 10,707,544 B2Granted
System for recycling volatile battery sources
AssigneeRecycling Coordinators, Inc.
InventorsDennis J. Dunagan, Teague C. Ostrander
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Abstract
The invention is directed to systems and methods for the recycling of lithium ion batteries or the like. The system methods include comminution and destruction of used batteries, controlling the explosive reaction of the battery components during processing, and processing the materials into a suitable form for sampling and recycling.
Claims20
A particulate material comprising:
- comminuted components of batteries from the destruction of individual cells in batteries having hazardous materials, in the form of a substantially homogenous particle size distribution material.
A system for processing of batteries comprising:
- a supply of batteries,
- a comminuting apparatus in which batteries are processed to form a substantially homogenous material with a predetermined particle size distribution, wherein the particle size distribution formed by the comminuting apparatus allows reclamation of the metallic components in the batteries.
A system for processing of batteries comprising:
- a) a comminuting system in which batteries are processed to cause exposure of the volatile components of batteries, and
- b) a neutralizing system in which the volatile components of the batteries are substantially neutralized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.