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 recovering a positive electrode active material by heat-treating a waste positive electrode including a
current collector and a positive electrode active material layer coated thereon at 300 to 650 °C in air; step B of washing the recovered positive electrode active material with water containing an ionic
solid salt; and step C of adding a
lithium precursor to the washed positive electrode active material and performing annealing at 400 to 1,000 °C in air 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 by completely removing a residual F component generated on the surface of a recycled positive electrode active material after a heat treatment step with water containing an ionic
solid salt; 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; being capable of preventing generation of toxic gases or explosion by not using organic solvents; and being suitable for
mass production by using an easy-to-manage process such as heat treatment or
precipitation and a recycled positive electrode active material having excellent electrochemical performance, resistance properties, and capacity properties prepared by the method.