The present invention relates to a method of recycling a positive
electrode active material and a recycled positive
electrode active material prepared by the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of recycling a positive
electrode active material, the method including step A of fragmenting a waste battery including a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode; step B of removing the negative electrode by jetting
compressed air onto waste battery scraps; and step C of treating the waste battery scraps from which the negative electrode has been removed with a
solvent to remove the separator and obtain positive electrode scraps and a recycled positive electrode active material prepared by the method. According to the present invention, the present invention has an effect of providing a method of recycling a positive electrode active material, the method being capable of greatly improving the rate performance of a battery using a recycled positive electrode active material by removing
ceramic transferred from a separator when separating a positive electrode from a waste battery; being capable of achieving eco-friendliness by not using acids, and thus reducing process costs by eliminating the need for
neutralization and
wastewater treatment processes; being capable of preventing loss of
metal elements by recycling a positive electrode active material in an intact state without decomposing the positive electrode active material; being capable of recovering a
current collector without dissolving the
current collector with an
organic solvent; being capable of preventing generation of toxic gases or explosion; and being suitable for
mass production by using an easy-to-manage process such as heat treatment or
compressed air jet and a recycled positive electrode active material having excellent electrochemical performance, resistance properties, and capacity properties prepared by the method.