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Generation and Detection of Metal Ions and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Emissions From the Pretreatment Processes for Recycling Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

Generation and Detection of Metal Ions and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Emissions From the Pretreatment Processes for Recycling Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

Jia Li, Guangxu Wang, Zhenming Xu

Waste Manag. 2016 Jun;52:221-7.

PMID: 27021697

Abstract:

The recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries brings benefits to both economic and environmental terms, but it can also lead to contaminants in a workshop environment. This study focused on metals, non-metals and volatile organic compounds generated by the discharging and dismantling pretreatment processes which are prerequisite for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries. After discharging in NaCl solution, metal contents in supernate and concentrated liquor were detected. Among results of condition #2, #3, #4 and #5, supernate and concentrated liquor contain high levels of Na, Al, Fe; middle levels of Co, Li, Cu, Ca, Zn; and low levels of Mn, Sn, Cr, Zn, Ba, K, Mg, V. The Hg, Ag, Cr and V are not detected in any of the analyzed supernate. 10wt% NaCl solution was a better discharging condition for high discharge efficiency, less possible harm to environment. To collect the gas released from dismantled LIB belts, a set of gas collecting system devices was designed independently. Two predominant organic vapour compounds were dimethyl carbonate (4.298mgh(-1)) and tert-amylbenzene (0.749mgh(-1)) from one dismantled battery cell. To make sure the concentrations of dimethyl carbonate under recommended industrial exposure limit (REL) of 100mgL(-1), for a workshop on dismantling capacity of 1000kg spent LIBs, the minimum flow rate of ventilating pump should be 235.16m(3)h(-1).

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP2049958	tert-Amylbenzene		2049-95-8	Price

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