This invention provides a process and equipment for the synergistic
recovery of metals from waste
lithium-
ion batteries through mechanical activation and photolysis extraction, relating to the field of
metal material recycling technology. The process includes the following steps: Step S1, mixing ternary
cathode material and
lithium iron phosphate cathode material, washing and
drying to remove surface
dirt and residual
electrolyte, obtaining a mixed
cathode material; Step S2, homogenizing the mixed
cathode material and ball milling to obtain a pretreated
cathode material. This scheme ultimately achieves the destruction of the
cathode material's
crystal structure through
mechanical force, increasing reactivity and
metal leaching rate, reducing the amount of chemical reagents used, and utilizing the
photosensitivity of
ferric oxalate complexes to achieve efficient separation and
recovery of iron under light conditions, avoiding the use of additional precipitants, reducing secondary
pollution, and featuring advantages such as simple operation, low
energy consumption, and no secondary
pollution. It effectively achieves efficient separation and purification of multiple
metal elements in waste
lithium-
ion batteries, realizing high-value
recovery of valuable metals.