Mr. Larry Reaugh reports
AMI LOOKING TO ADAPT PATENTED PROCESS TO RECYCLE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES
American Manganese Inc.
is looking to adapt the AMI patented
process to recycle spent lithium ion battery materials. With lithium ion battery recycling in
its infancy, American Manganese aims to capitalize on its patented technology and
proprietary know-how to become an industry leader in the recycling of lithium ion batteries.
With the rapid development and commercialization of electric vehicles, the lithium ion
battery market is expected to grow significantly. The cathode materials in these batteries
are used to store and discharge energy. These materials contain lithium imbedded in a base
metal oxide matrix and represents the largest single materials cost in the manufacture of
lithium ion cells (ranging from 20 to 30 per cent of the materials cost of a cell).
Norman Chow, president of Kemetco Research Inc., says: "There is currently no known
commercial technology for the large scale recycling of cathode materials of multiple
chemistries. The spent cathode materials represent an ideal resource material to be
processed with American Manganese's proprietary hydrometallurgical process."
Larry Reaugh commented: "Successful application of the AMI patented process could
result in the following benefits:
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"Lower cost of raw materials, potentially generating higher profit margins for battery
manufacturers.
- "Hydrometallurgical processing eliminates product crushing and grinding potentially
lowering processing costs, while generating products with less extraneous metal
contamination thereby lowering the chances of battery explosions or fires due to
thermal run-away.
- "Significant environmental benefits including, but not limited to:
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"Substantial reduction of landfill waste;
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"Reduction of energy consumption and emissions of CO2 and other pollutants;
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"Reduced consumption of critical and strategic metals.
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"Hydrometallurgical process is easily scalable.
- "Potential to recycle all lithium and base metal matrix compounds.
- "Applicable to multiple lithium ion battery chemistries including lithium cobalt
(LiCoO2), lithium nickel manganese cobalt (LiNixMnyCozO2) and lithium manganese
(LiMn2O4).
- "Ability to tailor treatment process to precipitate cathode materials with tailored
structures and chemistries for improved battery performance."
The company intends to partner with Kemetco Research Inc. to demonstrate on a bench scale
that the conceptual process can successfully treat spent lithium ion battery cathode
materials, producing rejuvenated materials suitable for reuse in new lithium ion batteries.
The proposed testing program would be carried out at Kemetco Research Inc.'s laboratory
located in Richmond, B.C.
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