The present invention relates to a method for recovering
lithium and, more specifically, to a method for recovering
lithium, the method comprising the steps of: (a) dissolving
cathode material
powder including a
cathode active material having an
olivine structure in an acidic solution to prepare a solution; (b) adding the solution with an aqueous
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution to obtain a first
leachate and a first leach residue, followed by separating same; (c) adding a
calcium compound to the separated first
leachate to obtain a second
leachate and a second leachate residue, followed by separating same; (d) diluting the separated second leachate with water; (e) injecting
carbon dioxide to the diluted second leachate to obtain a third leachate and a third leachate residue, followed by separating same; and (f) concentrating the separated third leachate. According to the present invention, there is an effect of providing a method for recovering
lithium, in which
cathode active material
powder including a cathode active material having an
olivine structure is dissolved in an acidic solution and an aqueous
hydrogen peroxide solution is added thereto to obtain a leachate to which a
calcium compound is then added to precipitate and remove impurities such as Fe, P, etc., followed by adding
carbon dioxide to precipitate and remove residual
calcium components, thereby increasing the purity and
recovery rate of lithium.