Solid-phase repair regeneration method of waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material and regenerated positive electrode material

By mixing the waste lithium iron phosphate material with the solid phase of NH4H2PO4 powder, performing multiple heating reactions and washing steps, impurities are removed and converted into iron phosphate and lithium phosphate precursors, and then mixed with iron source and carbon source to obtain regenerated lithium iron phosphate material, solving the problems of impurity removal and material differential balance in the prior art, and achieving efficient production of lithium iron phosphate repair and regeneration.

CN119976785AActive Publication Date: 2025-05-13GANZHOU TIANQI RECYCLING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECH CO LTD +1
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CN202510372000.2
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CN · China
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Filing Date
2025-03-27
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2025-05-13
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2045-03-27

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Technical Problem

The existing lithium iron phosphate repair and regeneration technology is difficult to effectively remove Al, Fe, and C impurities in recovered materials, and cannot balance the differences between different incoming materials, resulting in difficulty in mass production.

Method used

By mixing the waste lithium iron phosphate material with the solid phase of NH4H2PO4 powder, multiple heating reactions and washing steps are performed to remove impurities and convert them into iron phosphate and lithium phosphate precursors, and then mix and sintered with the iron source and carbon source to obtain the regenerated lithium iron phosphate material.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the controllable removal of impurities in recovered materials, balances the differences between different incoming materials, and is suitable for quantitative production, solving the fundamental problem of lithium iron phosphate repair and regeneration.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a solid-phase repair regeneration method of a waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material and a regenerated positive electrode material, and belongs to the technical field of waste lithium ion battery recycling. The solid-phase repair regeneration method comprises the following steps: mixing a waste lithium iron phosphate material with NH4H2PO4 powder in a solid phase, carrying out a first reaction in an air atmosphere, adding a lithium salt according to a stoichiometric ratio after the reaction is finished, and carrying out a second reaction to obtain an intermediate material; after alcohol washing and water washing, drying to obtain a dried material; and after heat treatment, adding an iron source, a carbon source and water, mixing, granulating, drying, sintering to obtain a sintered product, crushing, grading and sorting to obtain the regenerated lithium iron phosphate material. The solid-phase repairing and regenerating method can controllably remove impurities in the recycled material, can balance the difference between different supplied materials, is suitable for quantitative production, and solves the fundamental problem of repairing and regenerating lithium iron phosphate.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of recycling waste lithium-ion batteries, and in particular to a solid-phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials and a regenerated positive electrode material. Background Art

[0002] Although there are many lithium iron phosphate repair and regeneration technologies, they are basically centered around impurity removal, element addition, and solid-phase sintering, and have not solved the practical application problems of solid-phase repair and regeneration. The core problems of current batch repair and regeneration of lithium iron phosphate include: (1) Al, Fe, and C impurities in recycled materials exceed the standard. Among them, Al impurities are introduced by the current collector and are mostly removed by alkali washing + water washing. However, lithium iron phosphate materials have side reactions in alkaline systems, which can easily cause changes in the material structure and introduce new impurities; Fe impurities are introduced inside the material contact equipment. There is currently no suitable method to remove them. The introduced iron impurities can easily cause battery self-discharge, greatly reducing battery life and safety; C impurities come from binders, conductive agents, and the coating layer of the material. The existing technology is to remove them in a trace amount of oxygen atmosphere, but it is easy to cause oxidation of the lithium iron phosphate material, the reaction conditions are difficult to control, and the batch consistency of the material is poor. (2) At present, the lithium iron phosphate produced by various manufacturers is quite different, and the product iterations of the same manufacturer are also frequent, resulting in great differences in the physical and chemical properties of the recycled lithium iron phosphate materials, including obvious differences in basic properties such as morphology, particle size, specific surface, tap compaction, and capacity. Since the solid phase repair method cannot balance the differences between different incoming materials, it cannot be mass-produced and is currently only in the small-batch trial stage.

[0003] Therefore, it is urgent to study new solid-phase repair and regeneration methods for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a solid-phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials and a regenerated positive electrode material. The solid-phase repair and regeneration method of the present invention can controllably remove impurities from the recycled material and balance the differences between different incoming materials, is suitable for quantitative production, and solves the fundamental problem of lithium iron phosphate repair and regeneration.

[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

[0006] The first aspect of the present invention provides a solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials, the solid phase repair and regeneration method comprising the following steps:

[0007] S1: After mixing the waste lithium iron phosphate material with NH4H2PO4 powder in solid phase, a first reaction is carried out in an air atmosphere. After the reaction is completed, lithium salt is added according to a stoichiometric ratio to carry out a second reaction to obtain an intermediate material.

[0008] S2: The intermediate material is washed with alcohol and water, and then dried to obtain a dry material.

[0009] S3: The dried material is subjected to heat treatment to obtain a heat-treated material.

[0010] S4: then adding an iron source, a carbon source and water to the heat-treated material to obtain a mixed material, granulating, drying and sintering to obtain a sintered product.

[0011] S5: crushing, classifying and sorting the sintered products to obtain regenerated lithium iron phosphate materials.

[0012] Preferably, in step S1, the waste lithium iron phosphate material and the NH4H2PO4 powder are mixed in a stoichiometric ratio.

[0013] Preferably, in step S1, the temperature of the first reaction is 180-195° C., and the time is 6-10 h.

[0014] Preferably, in step S1, the lithium salt is Li2CO3.

[0015] Preferably, in step S1, the temperature of the second reaction is 180-195° C. and the time is 4-6 hours.

[0016] Preferably, in step S2, the raw material for the alcohol washing includes at least one of ethanol, methanol, and isopropanol; and / or the solid content of the alcohol washing is controlled to be 10-20%; and / or the number of alcohol washings is 3-4 times; and / or the solid content of the water washing is 30-50%; and / or the number of water washings is 1-2 times; and / or the drying temperature is 80-120°C.

[0017] Preferably, in step S3, the temperature of the heat treatment is 450-550° C., and / or the time of the heat treatment is 2-4 hours, and / or the atmosphere of the heat treatment is air or oxygen.

[0018] Preferably, in step S4, the iron source includes ferric phosphate and other iron sources; the other iron sources include at least one of ferrous oxalate, ferrous citrate, and ferric oxide; the carbon source includes at least one of starch and glucose; the molar ratio of the Li3PO4 precursor in the heat-treated material to the ferric phosphate in the mixed material is 1:2, and the molar ratio of the Li3PO4 precursor in the heat-treated material to the iron element in the other iron sources is 1:1; the amount of carbon source added is such that the carbon content of the sintered product accounts for 1.2-1.5wt% of the sintered product.

[0019] Preferably, in step S4, the granulation is performed by ball milling or sand milling; and / or the sintering temperature is 700-820° C., and the sintering time is 8-15 h.

[0020] The second aspect of the present invention provides a repaired and regenerated lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material prepared by the solid phase repair and regeneration method described in the first aspect.

[0021] The beneficial technical effects of the present invention are:

[0022] The lithium iron phosphate solid phase regeneration technology of the present invention converts the iron and lithium elements in the lithium iron phosphate into iron phosphate and lithium phosphate in the solid phase by heating the waste lithium iron phosphate material with ammonium dihydrogen phosphate and lithium carbonate in sequence, and can also remove the impurities of aluminum and iron. Subsequently, the binder and conductive agent impurities are removed by high temperature heating again to obtain pure iron phosphate and lithium phosphate precursors, and the precursors are further mixed with iron source and carbon source and sintered again to obtain regenerated lithium iron phosphate material.

[0023] The regeneration method of the present invention does not require a complicated leaching and precipitation process, has a short process flow, does not require acid and alkali solution, has low energy consumption, and causes little pollution; at the same time, the present invention converts waste lithium iron phosphate into iron phosphate and lithium phosphate precursors, and the converted precursors can be more flexibly granulated, coated and sintered again, and the particle size, morphology, and content of the regenerated product are controllable. The regeneration method has high compatibility and practicality, can control the quality of the product, and is suitable for scaled-up applications. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments.

[0025] The first aspect of the present invention provides a solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials, comprising the following steps:

[0026] S1: Mix the waste lithium iron phosphate material with NH4H2PO4 powder in solid phase, press the powder after mixing evenly, and carry out the first reaction under air atmosphere. After the reaction is completed, add lithium salt according to the stoichiometric ratio (that is, determine the amount of lithium salt added according to reaction equations (4)-(7)), carry out the second reaction, and obtain the intermediate material.

[0027] S2: The intermediate material is washed with alcohol and water, and then dried to obtain a dry material.

[0028] S3: The dried material is subjected to heat treatment to obtain a heat-treated material.

[0029] S4: Then, an iron source, a carbon source and water are added to the heat-treated material, mixed, granulated, dried, and sintered to obtain a sintered product.

[0030] S5: crushing and classifying the sintered products to obtain regenerated lithium iron phosphate materials.

[0031] It is understandable that the present invention converts the iron and lithium elements in the lithium iron phosphate into iron phosphate and lithium phosphate in the solid phase by heating the waste lithium iron phosphate material with ammonium dihydrogen phosphate and lithium carbonate in sequence, and can also remove the impurities of aluminum and iron, and then remove the impurities of the binder and conductive agent by high temperature heating again to obtain pure iron phosphate and lithium phosphate precursors, and the precursors are further mixed with iron source and carbon source and sintered again to obtain regenerated lithium iron phosphate materials. The regeneration method does not require a complicated leaching and precipitation process, has a short process flow, does not require acid and alkali solution, has low energy consumption, and has little pollution; at the same time, the present invention converts waste lithium iron phosphate into iron phosphate and lithium phosphate precursors, and the converted precursors can be more flexibly granulated, coated and sintered again, and the particle size, morphology and content of the regenerated product are controllable. The regeneration method has high compatibility and practicality, can control the quality of the product, and is suitable for scaled-up application.

[0032] In some embodiments, step S1 is: mixing the waste lithium iron phosphate material with NH4H2PO4 powder in a solid phase, pressing the powder after mixing evenly, and performing a first high temperature reaction in an air atmosphere. The specific reaction formula is as follows:

[0033] 2LiFePO4+2NH4H2PO4+1 / 2O2→2LiH2PO4+2FePO4+2NH3+H2O (1);

[0034] 2Al+6NH4H2PO4→2Al(H2PO4)3+6NH3+3H2 (2);

[0035] Fe+2NH4H2PO4→Fe(H2PO4)2+2NH3+H2 (3);

[0036] After the reaction is completed, lithium salt is added according to the stoichiometric ratio to carry out a second reaction to obtain an intermediate material. In the second reaction,

[0037] The reaction equation of the second high temperature reaction includes:

[0038] LiH2PO4+Li2CO3→Li3PO4+CO2+H2O (4);

[0039] Al(H2PO4)3+3Li2CO3→2Li3PO4+AlPO4+3CO2+3H2O (5);

[0040] 3Fe(H2PO4)2+6Li2CO3→4Li3PO4+Fe3(PO4)2+6CO2+6H2O (6);

[0041] Fe3(PO4)2+3 / 2H2O+3 / 4O2→Fe(OH)3+2FePO4 (7).

[0042] It is understandable that after the first reaction, the impurity iron and aluminum in the waste lithium iron phosphate material can be converted into Fe(H2PO4)2 and Al(H2PO4)3, and the lithium iron phosphate material will also generate LiH2PO4 and FePO4 under the action of NH4H2PO4 and oxygen, wherein LiH2PO4 can react with the added lithium salt to generate Li3PO4 in the second reaction, and the converted Li3PO4 and FePO4 can be used as precursors for synthesizing lithium iron phosphate again. After the impurity iron and aluminum are converted into Fe(H2PO4)2 and Al(H2PO4)3, they can react with the added lithium salt to obtain AlPO4, FePO4 and Fe(OH)3, wherein AlPO4 can be dissolved and removed in step S2, and FePO4 and Fe(OH)3 can continue to be used to synthesize regenerated lithium iron phosphate.

[0043] In some embodiments, in step S1, the amount of the waste lithium iron phosphate material and the NH4H2PO4 powder is determined according to a stoichiometric ratio, specifically, the molar ratio is determined according to reaction formulas (1)-(3), and the specific ratio needs to be determined according to the components.

[0044] In some embodiments, in step S1, the temperature of the first reaction is 180-195° C., and the time is 6-10 h.

[0045] In some embodiments, in step S1, the lithium salt is Li2CO3.

[0046] In some embodiments, in step S1, the temperature of the second reaction is 180-195° C., and the time is 4-6 hours.

[0047] In some embodiments, in step S2, the raw material for alcohol washing includes at least one of ethanol, methanol, and isopropanol.

[0048] In some embodiments, the solid content of the alcohol wash is controlled to be 10-20%.

[0049] In some embodiments, the alcohol washing is performed 3-4 times.

[0050] In some embodiments, the water wash has a solid content of 30-50%.

[0051] In some embodiments, the water washing is performed 1-2 times.

[0052] In some embodiments, the drying temperature is 80-120°C.

[0053] It is understandable that the material after the second high temperature reaction is washed with alcohol and water and then dried to remove AlPO4 and some soluble impurities.

[0054] In some embodiments, in step S3, the temperature of the heat treatment is 450-550° C., and / or the time of the heat treatment is 2-4 hours.

[0055] In some embodiments, the heat treatment atmosphere is air or oxygen.

[0056] It is understandable that during the third heat treatment process, the iron phosphate is recrystallized, and the binder, conductive agent, and carbon impurities are oxidized and removed. After the reaction is completed, the waste lithium iron phosphate is converted into Li3PO4 and FePO4 (containing a small amount of Fe2O3). The chemical changes during the heat treatment process include:

[0057] PVDF+O2→HF+H2O+CO+CO2 (8);

[0058] C+O2→CO2 (9);

[0059] 2Fe(OH)3→Fe2O3+3H2O (10).

[0060] In some embodiments, in step S4, the iron source includes but is not limited to iron phosphate; the iron source includes iron phosphate and other iron sources; the other iron sources include at least one of ferrous oxalate, ferrous citrate, and ferric oxide; the carbon source includes at least one of starch and glucose; in the heat-treated material, the molar ratio of the Li3PO4 precursor in the heat-treated material to the iron phosphate in the mixed material is 1:2, and the molar ratio of the Li3PO4 precursor in the heat-treated material to the iron element in the other iron sources is 1:1; the amount of the carbon source added is: so that the final carbon content accounts for 1.2-1.5wt% of the sintered product. The present invention does not limit the amount of water added, and granulation can be achieved. For example, the amount of water added can be: after water is added, the overall solid content is 30-50%.

[0061] In some embodiments, in step S4, the granulation is performed by ball milling or sand milling; and / or, the sintering temperature is 700-820° C., and the sintering time is 8-15 h.

[0062] In some embodiments, step S4 is: adding an iron source, a carbon source and water to the heat-treated material and mixing them evenly, then performing ball milling / sand milling granulation according to the particle size requirements, controlling a suitable particle size range, then drying, evaporating the water, and finally sintering in a nitrogen atmosphere to obtain a sintered product. The reaction formula of the reaction process is as follows:

[0063] Li3PO4+Fe 2+ / 3+ +2FePO4+carbon source→3LiFePO4+CO2+H2O (11).

[0064] The second aspect of the present invention provides a repaired and regenerated lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material prepared by the solid phase repair and regeneration method described in the first aspect.

[0065] The following are specific embodiments.

[0066] Example 1

[0067] A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials comprises the following steps:

[0068] (1) According to the stoichiometric ratio, 500.00 g of waste lithium iron phosphate material (0.21 wt% aluminum impurities and 0.02 wt% iron impurities) was solid-phase mixed with 364.60 g of NH4H2PO4 powder. After mixing evenly, the mixture was reacted at 180°C in an air atmosphere for 10 h (the first high-temperature reaction). Subsequently, 234.20 g of lithium carbonate powder was added according to the stoichiometric ratio and the mixture was reacted at 195°C for 4 h (the second high-temperature reaction).

[0069] (2) After the reaction, the mixture was washed three times with ethanol solvent to control the solid content to 10%, and then washed twice with water to control the solid content to 50%. The mixture was then dried at 80°C.

[0070] (3) The dried material was heat treated at 550°C in air for 4 h.

[0071] (4) Supplement the stoichiometric ratio of battery-grade ferrous oxalate powder (450.21 g), ferric phosphate powder (483.91 g), and glucose (260.43 g), add water (3.0 L) and mix well. After mixing, ball milling / sand milling granulation is performed to control D50 < 1 μm and Dmax < 12 μm, followed by spray drying, and finally heat treatment at 700 °C for 15 h under nitrogen atmosphere.

[0072] (5) After sintering, the regenerated lithium iron phosphate material is obtained by crushing, grading and sorting.

[0073] Embodiment 2:

[0074] A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials comprises the following steps:

[0075] (1) According to the stoichiometric ratio, 1250.00 g of waste lithium iron phosphate material (0.18 wt% aluminum impurities and 0.03 wt% iron impurities) was solid-phase mixed with 906.57 g of NH4H2PO4 powder. After mixing evenly, the mixture was reacted at 195°C in an air atmosphere for 6 h. Subsequently, 582.34 g of lithium carbonate powder was mixed and reacted at 180°C for 6 h.

[0076] (2) After the reaction, methanol was used to control the solid content to 10%, and the mixture was washed three times. Water was used to control the solid content to 40%, and the mixture was washed twice. The mixture was dried at 120°C after washing.

[0077] (3) The dried material was heat treated at 450°C for 6 h in an oxygen atmosphere.

[0078] (4) The method is the same as that in Example 1, but battery-grade Fe2O3 powder, iron phosphate powder (the mass ratio of iron phosphate powder to Fe2O3 powder is 1.93:1), and starch are added in a stoichiometric ratio, and 5.5 L of water are added to mix. After mixing evenly, ball milling / sand milling granulation is performed to control D50 < 1 μm and Dmax < 12 μm. After spray drying, heat treatment is performed at 820°C in a nitrogen atmosphere for 11 h.

[0079] (5) After sintering, the regenerated lithium iron phosphate material is obtained by crushing, grading and sorting.

[0080] Embodiment 3:

[0081] A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials comprises the following steps:

[0082] (1) According to the stoichiometric ratio, 200 g of waste lithium iron phosphate material (0.17 wt% aluminum impurities and 0.02 wt% iron impurities) was solid-phase mixed with 144.79 g NH4H2PO4 powder. After mixing evenly, the mixture was reacted at 190°C in an air atmosphere for 8 h. Subsequently, 93.00 g of lithium carbonate powder was mixed and reacted at 185°C for 4.5 h.

[0083] (2) After the reaction, the solid content was controlled at 20% by isopropanol and washed 4 times, and the solid content was controlled at 50% by water and washed once, and then dried at 100°C.

[0084] (3) The dried material was heat treated at 500°C for 5 h in an oxygen atmosphere.

[0085] (4) The method is the same as that in Example 1, but battery-grade ferrous citrate powder, ferric phosphate powder (the mass ratio of ferric phosphate powder to ferrous citrate powder is 0.62:1), and glucose are added in a stoichiometric ratio, and 1.5 L of water is added to mix. After mixing evenly, ball milling / sand milling granulation is performed to control D50 < 1 μm and Dmax < 12 μm. After spray drying, heat treatment is performed at 750° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere for 8 h.

[0086] (5) After sintering, the regenerated lithium iron phosphate material is obtained by crushing, grading and sorting.

[0087] Comparative Example 1:

[0088] A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials comprises the following steps:

[0089] The waste lithium iron phosphate material was placed in a 1.5 mol / L sodium hydroxide solution, the solid content was controlled to 20%, and after reacting for 1 hour, it was washed to a neutral pH, dried at 100°C, sintered at 600°C in a nitrogen atmosphere for 3 hours, and airflow sorted to obtain a regenerated lithium iron phosphate material.

[0090] Comparative Example 2:

[0091] A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material is basically the same as Example 1, except that the temperature and time of the first high temperature reaction in step (1) are different. In this example, the temperature of the first high temperature reaction is 210° C. and the time is 8 hours.

[0092] Comparative Example 3:

[0093] A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material is basically the same as Example 1, except that the temperature and time of the second high temperature reaction in step (1) are different. In this example, the temperature of the second high temperature reaction is 240°C and the time is 5 hours.

[0094] Comparative Example 4:

[0095] A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material is basically the same as Example 1, except that the temperature and time of the first and second high temperature reactions in step (1) are as follows: in this example, the temperature of the first high temperature heating is 210°C and the time is 6 hours; the temperature of the second high temperature heating is 240°C and the time is 4 hours.

[0096] Comparative Example 5:

[0097] A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material is basically the same as Example 1, except that the temperature of the heat treatment in step (3) is 600° C. and the time is 4 hours.

[0098] Comparative Example 6:

[0099] A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material is basically the same as Example 1, except for the solid content and washing times of ethanol solvent washing in step (2); in this embodiment, the solid content of alcohol washing is adjusted to 30% and washed once.

[0100] Test example:

[0101] The lithium iron phosphate positive electrode materials regenerated from the test examples and comparative examples were tested using the following test methods:

[0102] (1) Aluminum content test: After the regenerated lithium iron phosphate material is dissolved in aqua regia and fixed to volume, the aluminum content in the sample is determined by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry.

[0103] (2) Carbon content test: The sample is placed in a high-temperature furnace for heating and oxygen combustion is passed through it, so that the carbon in the sample is quantitatively oxidized into CO2. The mixed gas is collected in a gas measuring tube after passing through a desulfurizer, and the volume is measured. Then the mixed gas is passed through an absorber filled with potassium hydroxide solution to absorb the CO2 therein, and the remaining oxygen is returned to the gas measuring tube. The difference in volume before and after absorption is the volume of CO2 generated, which is converted into carbon content based on the volume of CO2.

[0104] (3) Gram capacity test: The regenerated sample was mixed with PVDF binder and super P conductive agent in a ratio of 97.5:1.5:1.0, coated, and rolled to form a positive electrode sheet. The positive electrode sheet was then assembled into a button cell with a lithium sheet as a counter electrode. The electrolyte used was 1 mol / L lithium hexafluorophosphate (EC:DEC=1:1). The charge and discharge test was carried out at a rate of 0.05C.

[0105] The test results are shown in the following table.

[0106] Table 1 Tests of positive electrode materials after repair in the embodiments and comparative examples

[0107] Aluminum impurities Carbon content 0.1C Gram Capacity Example 1 41ppm 1.35% 156.4mAh / g Example 2 62ppm 1.32% 155.1mAh / g Example 3 54ppm 1.38% 156.6mAh / g Comparative Example 1 146ppm 2.21% 154.1mAh / g Comparative Example 2 56ppm 1.38% 142.4mAh / g Comparative Example 3 45ppm 1.44% 146.7mAh / g Comparative Example 4 61ppm 1.50% 139.2mAh / g Comparative Example 5 51ppm 1.37% 155.0mAh / g Comparative Example 6 358ppm 1.41% 156.1mAh / g

[0108] It can be seen from Table 1 that the aluminum impurities and carbon contents of the repaired positive electrode material obtained in the embodiment of the present invention are within the standard range. Compared with the traditional solid phase regeneration method in Comparative Example 1, the lithium iron phosphate regenerated by the present invention has high purity and high capacity.

[0109] In addition, through preliminary experiments and the comparison between Example 1 and Comparative Examples 2-5 in Table 1, it can be seen that in the repair method of the present invention, the temperature of the first and second high-temperature reactions needs to be between 180°C and 195°C. If the temperature is too low, the reaction rate will be slow or even no reaction will occur. If the temperature is too high, impurities will be easily generated, affecting the purity of the subsequent synthesis of the material. The temperature of the third heat treatment needs to be between 450°C and 550°C. If the temperature is too low, the carbon impurities cannot be cleanly treated. If the temperature is too high, it will easily lead to increased energy consumption and increased costs.

[0110] By comparing Example 1 and Comparative Example 6, it can be seen that limiting the solid content and number of alcohol washings can improve the purity of the regenerated lithium iron phosphate.

[0111] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. It is understood that other improvements and changes directly derived or associated by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and concept of the present invention should be considered to be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A solid phase repair and regeneration method for waste lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material, characterized in that: The solid phase repair and regeneration method comprises the following steps: S1: After mixing the waste lithium iron phosphate material with NH4H2PO4 powder in solid phase, the first reaction is carried out in an air atmosphere. After the reaction is completed, lithium salt is added according to the stoichiometric ratio to carry out a second reaction to obtain an intermediate material; S2: washing the intermediate material with alcohol and water, and drying it to obtain a dry material; S3: The dried material is subjected to heat treatment to obtain a heat-treated material; S4: then adding an iron source, a carbon source and water to the heat-treated material to obtain a mixed material, granulating, drying and sintering to obtain a sintered product; S5: crushing, classifying and sorting the sintered products to obtain regenerated lithium iron phosphate materials.

2. The solid phase repair and regeneration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S1, the waste lithium iron phosphate material and the NH4H2PO4 powder are mixed according to a stoichiometric ratio.

3. The solid phase repair and regeneration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S1, the temperature of the first reaction is 180-195° C. and the time is 6-10 h.

4. The solid phase repair and regeneration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S1, the lithium salt is Li2CO3.

5. The solid phase repair and regeneration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S1, the temperature of the second reaction is 180-195° C. and the time is 4-6 hours.

6. The solid phase repair and regeneration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S2, the raw material for alcohol washing includes at least one of ethanol, methanol and isopropanol; and / or, The solid content of the alcohol wash is controlled to be 10-20%; and / or, The number of alcohol washings is 3-4 times; and / or, The solid content of the water washing is 30-50%; and / or, The number of times of washing is 1-2 times; and / or, The drying temperature is 80-120°C.

7. The solid phase repair and regeneration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S3, the temperature of the heat treatment is 450-550° C., and / or the time of the heat treatment is 2-4 hours, and / or the atmosphere of the heat treatment is air or oxygen.

8. The solid phase repair and regeneration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S4, the iron source includes ferric phosphate and other iron sources; the other iron sources include at least one of ferrous oxalate, ferrous citrate, and ferric oxide; the carbon source includes at least one of starch and glucose; The molar ratio of the Li3PO4 precursor in the heat-treated material to the iron phosphate in the mixed material is 1:2, and the molar ratio of the Li3PO4 precursor in the heat-treated material to the iron element in the other iron sources is 1:1; the amount of the carbon source added is such that the carbon content of the sintered product accounts for 1.2-1.5wt% of the sintered product.

9. The solid phase repair and regeneration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S4, the granulation is performed by ball milling or sand milling; and / or the sintering temperature is 700-820° C., and the sintering time is 8-15 h.

10. A repaired and regenerated lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material prepared by the solid phase repair and regeneration method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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