Solvometallurgy: design of ternary deep eutectic solvents for the electrochemical recovery of nickel from lithium-ion cathode materials
Suchithra Ashoka Sahadevan, Mohamed Shahid, Shrihari Sankarasubramanian, Vijay Ramani
Abstract
A sequential solvometallurgical leaching and electrodeposition method utilizing a green ternary deep eutectic solvent demonstrates nearly 100% recovery of pure nickel from lithium-ion battery cathodes at benign temperatures (≤70 °C).
Topics & Concepts
Eutectic systemNickelTernary operationElectrochemistryLithium (medication)Materials scienceCathodeIonInorganic chemistryMetallurgyChemical engineeringChemistryElectrodeAlloyOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryComputer scienceEngineeringProgramming languageEndocrinologyMedicineExtraction and Separation Processes