Lithium Battery Recycling Line Using Shredding and Thermal Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Lithium batteries at the end of their life pose environmental hazards if not properly managed, necessitating an efficient recycling method to prevent improper disposal.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus comprising a single and double axle shredder, variable frequency furnace, rotary devices, filtering systems, and separation equipment to process lithium battery components, transforming them into recyclable materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual disassembly is used to separate lithium battery components, then component recovery is possible, but labor intensity is high and efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical disassembly with automated mechanical systems including shredders, classifiers, and separators that automatically process lithium battery components. This substitution eliminates labor-intensive manual operations while maintaining effective component separation and recovery.
2Productivity
If traditional recycling methods are used, then processing capacity is limited, but equipment complexity increases with advanced automation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the recycling process into distinct operational stages: preprocessing (shredding), classification (sorting by material type), separation (isolating specific components), and recovery (collecting valuable materials). Each stage uses specialized equipment optimized for its specific function, allowing high processing capacity while managing complexity through modular organization.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If lithium batteries are not properly recycled, then environmental pollution occurs, but improper disposal methods are simpler and cheaper
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts potentially harmful lithium battery waste into valuable recovered materials through systematic processing. By transforming what would be environmental pollutants into recoverable components and materials, the system turns a harmful disposal problem into a beneficial resource recovery operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The method achieves high-efficiency recycling of lithium battery components with low impurity levels, eliminating the need for manual disassembly and ensuring environmentally friendly disposal.
Implementation Method 1
heating the plurality of pieces within the variable frequency furnace
Implementation Method 2
a first filtering, a second filtering
Implementation Method 3
a sorting equipment, an extruding device, a separation equipment
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AI summary
An apparatus comprises a single axle shredder device, a double axle shredder device, a variable frequency furnace, a first rotary device, a second rotary device, a crushing device, a first filtering, a second filtering, a transporting device, a sorting equipment, an extruding device, a separation equipment and a black mass collector. A method for recycling electronic components bearing lithium battery, includes: inputting first gas to a single axle shredder device and a double axle shredder device selectively, and to a variable frequency furnace, inputting electronic components with lithium battery to the single axle shredder device and the double axle shredder device selectively, tearing the electronic components with lithium battery into a plurality of pieces by the single axle shredder device and the double axle shredder device selectively, supplying the pieces to the variable frequency furnace via a channel and heating the pieces within the variable frequency furnace.