The invention provides a simple and high-efficiency method for recycling
cobalt and
lithium from a positive plate of a waste
lithium ion battery, and relates to a method for recycling
cobalt and
lithium from the positive plate of the waste
lithium ion battery. The method is characterized by comprising the following processes of
ammonium sulfate roasting, in which the positive plate of the waste
lithium battery is mixed with
ammonium sulfate, and high-temperature
roasting is performed to obtain reduction
roasting slag; screening, in which the reduction roasting
slag is vibrated and is screened by a vibration screening
machine, and an
aluminum foil is separated and removed to obtain reduction
slag containing
cobalt and lithium; acid leaching, in which the
aluminum foil is separated and removed from the reduction roasting slag, is leached in
sulfuric acid and is filtered to obtain a
sulfate solution containing cobalt and lithium;
impurity removal, in which pH of the solution is adjusted by
sodium carbonate, and a precipitant is filtered and removed to obtain a lithium-
cobalt sulfate mixture solution; cobalt deposition, in which
sodium hydroxide is added into the lithium-
cobalt sulfate mixture solution, the pH of the solution is controlled to be 7.5-9.5, and filtering is performed to obtain the precipitant, the precipitant is washed with deionized water at 85-95 DEG C,
cobalt hydroxide is dried,
cobalt hydroxide after being dried is placed in a reduction furnace, and H2 is introduced for reduction to obtain cobalt
powder; and lithium deposition, in which pH of a lithium-containing solution is adjusted to 7-8, and an excessive amount of a lithium deposition agent is added to a lithium salt product.