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US 11,605,844 B2Granted
Cathode recycling of end-of-life lithium batteries
AssigneeAlliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
InventorKyusung Park
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are improved methods and devices for recycling lithium cathodes from batteries.
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A method for recycling lithium cathodes from batteries comprising:
- providing a battery,
- removing a lithium containing cathode from said battery,
- contacting the lithium containing cathode with a redox mediator;
- wherein the redox mediator is selected from the group consisting of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone, thymoquinone, methyl-p-benzoquinone, duroquinone, and naphthoquinone, in order to recover lithium.
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