We are able to regain the battery active material from lithium ion batteries with a high yield and very purely (e.g. only 0.1% w/w of aluminum impurities). But as this process involves (potentially) the thermal decomposition of the PVDF binder, a sophisticated crushing process, and some other processes, it is not the cheapest possible process to realize in industrial scale.
How would you determine a reasonable price for LiNi0.33Co0.33Mn0.33O2 from spent lithium-ion batteries? Would a certain amount of LiF or maybe even LiPF6 and other F-compounds from the electrolyte result in a lower price in your scenario?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Thanks for your answer. I know that currently there is a fee - for the treatment. But if you had processed these batteries, to whom would you sell the separated battery active material?
The fee or rebait for treatment of Li-ion batteries depends very much on the type of cell to be recovered, as well as the price of Co, and various other factors. If you want to get a better handle to the true value of recovered materials from Li-ion cells, then I suggest that you have a conversation with someone from Umicore battery recycling. http://www.batteryrecycling.umicore.com/UBR/
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