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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2013-01-01

Journal:BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、PubMed

Volume:128

Page Number:539-546

ISSN No.:0960-8524

Key Words:Cobalt leaching; Lithium cobalt oxide; Microbial fuel cell; Cathodic reduction

Abstract:Cobalt leaching from lithium cobalt oxide is a promising reduction process for recovery of cobalt and recycle of spent lithium ion batteries, but suffers from consumption of large amount of reductants and energy, and generation of excess secondary polluted sludge. Thus, effective and environmental friendly processes are needed to improve the existing process limitations. Here we reported microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to effectively reduce Co(III) in lithium cobalt oxide with concomitant energy generation. There was a synergetic interaction in MFCs, leading to a more rapid Co(III) leaching at a rate 3.4 times the sum of rates by conventional chemical processes and no-acid controls. External resistor, solid/liquid ratio, solution conductivity, pH and temperature affected system performance. This study provides a new process for recovery of cobalt and recycle of spent lithium ion batteries with concomitant energy generation from MFCs. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.