Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the recovery of transition metals from battery materials comprising (0.1) providing a battery material which comprises oxidic nickel and/or cobalt compounds, (1.1) heating the battery material above 350° C. to yield a reduced material which contains nickel and/or cobalt in elemental form, (2.1) carbonylating the reduced material with carbon monoxide optionally in the presence of a reactive gas to yield a solid carbonylation residue and a volatile carbonyl which comprises nickel and/or cobalt carbonyl containing compounds, and (3.1) separating the volatile carbonyl from the solid carbonylation residue by evaporation.
Abstract:
A process for the recovery of one or more transition metals and lithium from waste lithium ion batteries or parts thereof is disclosed. The process comprising the steps of (a) providing a particulate material containing a transition metal compound and/or transition metal, wherein the transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Ni and Co, and wherein further at least a fraction of said Ni and/or Co, if present, are in an oxidation state lower than +2, e.g. in the metallic state; which particulate material further contains a lithium salt; (b) treating the material provided in step (a) with a polar solvent and optionally an alkaline earth hydroxide; (c) separating the solids from the liquid, optionally followed by a solid-solid separation step; and (d) treating the solids containing the transition metal in a way to dissolve at least part of the Ni and/or Co, typically using a mineral acid, provides good separation of lithium in high purity and of transition metal useful for the production of battery cathode active materials.
Abstract:
The present invention is in the field of processes for preparing inorganic metal- or semimetal-containing films. The process for preparing inorganic metal- or semimetal-containing films comprising (a) depositing a metal- or semimetal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate with the deposited metal- or semimetal-containing compound in contact with a compound of general formula (I) or (II) wherein Z is NR2, PR2, OR, SR, CR2, SiR2, X is H, R′ or NR′2, wherein at least one X is H, n is 1 or 2, and R and R′ is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a silyl group.
Abstract:
Described are a kit comprising at least two magnetocaloric materials having identical stoichiometry but different Curie temperature, a magnetocaloric regenerator comprising at least two magnetocaloric materials having identical stoichiometry but different Curie temperature and a process for producing at least two magnetocaloric materials having identical stoichiometry but different Curie temperature.
Abstract:
The present invention is in the field of processes for the generation of thin inorganic films on substrates, in particular atomic layer deposition processes. The present invention relates to a process comprising bringing a compound of general formula (I) into the gaseous or aerosol state and depositing the compound of general formula (I) from the gaseous or aerosol state onto a solid substrate, wherein M is Mn, Ni or Co, X is a ligand which coordinates M, n is 0, 1, or 2, R 1, R2 are an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group or a silyl group, m is 1, 2, or 3, R3, R4, and R5 are an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, or an aryloxy group, and p is 1, 2 or 3.
Abstract:
The present invention is in the field of processes for the generation of thin inorganic films on substrates. In particular the present invention relates to a process comprising bringing a com-pound of general formula (I) into the gaseous or aerosol state Ln-M-XmL=formula and depositing the compound of general formula (I) from the gaseous or aerosol state onto a solid substrate, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, are independent of each other hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a SiA3 group with A being an alkyl or aryl group, and at least two of R1, R2, R3, R4 are a SiA3 group, n is an integer from 1 to 4, M is a metal or semimetal, X is a ligand which coordinates M, and m is an integer from 0 to 4.
Abstract:
Use of a composition (A) having a pH of at least 8 at 25° C. containing at least 50 wt.-% x of water or a water containing solvent mixture, at least 0.1 mol/m3 of at least one water x soluble silicate, optionally at least one molybdate, optionally at least one phosphonate, optionally at least one azole, optionally at least one additional freezing point depressing salt, optionally at least one phosphate, and optionally at least one nitrate, as heat carrier medium for magnetocaloric materials of formula (I) (AyB1−y)2+uCwDxEz (I) where: A is Mn or Co, B is Fe, Cr or Ni, C is Ge, As or Si, D is different from C and is selected from P, B, Se, Ge, Ga, Si, Sn, N, As and Sb, E may be same or different from C and D and is selected from P, B, Se, Ge, Ga, Si, Sn, N, As and Sb.
Abstract:
A process for the recovery of one or more transition metals and lithium from waste lithium ion batteries or parts thereof is disclosed. The process comprising the steps of (a) providing a particulate material containing a transition metal compound and/or transition metal, wherein the transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Ni and Co, and wherein further at least a fraction of said Ni and/or Co, if present, are in an oxidation state lower than +2, e.g. in the metallic state; which particulate material further contains a lithium salt; (b) treating the material provided in step (a) with a polar solvent and optionally an alkaline earth hydroxide; (c) separating the solids from the liquid, optionally followed by a solid-solid separation step; and (d) treating the solids containing the transition metal in a smelting furnace to obtain a metal melt containing Ni and/or Co provides good separation of transition metal as alloy and of lithium in high purity.
Abstract:
Process for the recovery of transition metal from cathode active materials containing nickel and lithium, wherein said process comprises the steps of (a) treating a lithium containing transition metal oxide material with a leaching agent (preferably an acid selected from sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, methanesulfonic acid, oxalic acid and citric acid), (b) adjusting the pH value to 2.5 to 8, and (c) treating the solution obtained in step (b)with metallic nickel, cobalt or manganese or a combination of at least two of the foregoing.