The invention discloses a method for assisting upgrading and regeneration of a decommissioned
nickel-rich
cathode through Li6Zr2O7 high-temperature in-situ
decomposition, and belongs to the technical field of
lithium ion battery
cathode regeneration. The method comprises the following steps: self-discharging a decommissioned
lithium ion battery, and disassembling and separating a positive
pole piece; carrying out chopping, soaking and low-temperature
calcination on the retired positive plate to obtain waste
cathode powder which can be used for upgrading and regeneration; the pre-synthesized Li6Zr2O7 material is added, and due to the fact that the Li6Zr2O7 material can be decomposed into Li2O, ZrO2 and Li2ZrO3 after being calcined in the
oxygen atmosphere at the temperature of 800 DEG C, in-situ repair can be carried out on the retired
nickel-rich cathode, and the purposes of
lithium supplement, bulk
phase gradient doping and
surface modification are achieved. The lithium supplement material of the retired
nickel-rich cathode is designed and improved, and the lithium supplement
reagent is decomposed in situ to carry out a one-step upgrading regeneration strategy of bulk phase repair and
surface modification, so that the limitation of the nickel-rich cathode on the lithium salt requirement is broken through, the strong
alkalinity brought by LiOH is avoided, and the lithium-rich cathode can be recycled. The nickel-rich cathode subjected to in-situ
decomposition modification by adopting
lithium zirconate (Li6Zr2O7) has ultrahigh-temperature stability superior to that of a commercial material.