The invention discloses a method for preparing a
cobalt oxide nanorod catalyst for
oxygen evolution by recycling waste 3C
lithium batteries, and relates to the technical field of recycling conversion of waste
lithium batteries. Aiming at the problems in the prior art that the waste
lithium battery is easy to explode during
mechanical crushing, the strong acid leaching
pollution is large, the additional value of the recovered product is low and the like, a pre-
discharge-
liquid nitrogen flash freezing synergistic pretreatment technology is innovatively adopted, and a multi-stage
physical field separation system is combined to realize efficient separation of the positive
electrode material;
cobalt and lithium are selectively extracted through an organic weak acid directional leaching
system, and equipment
corrosion and
toxic gas release are avoided; and extracting and separating the
leachate through a
solvent to obtain a high-purity lithium salt and a
divalent cobalt solution, and synthesizing the Co3O4
nanorod with specific (112)
crystal face orientation by a regulated and controlled one-step hydrothermal method. The catalyst shows low
overpotential, high Tafel slope and
cycling stability superior to commercial IrO2 at the
current density of 10mA / cm < 2 > in alkaline
electrolyte. According to the technology, the cobalt
recovery rate is larger than or equal to 95%, the lithium
recovery rate is larger than or equal to 90%, and double benefits of
electronic waste green treatment and
new energy material low-cost preparation are achieved.