What is a black mass battery?

Multiple requests from the same IP address are counted as one view. Black mass is the industry term applied to end-of-life (EoL) lithium-ion batteries that have been mechanically processed for potential use as a recycled material to recover the valuable metals present, including cobalt, lithium, manganese, nickel and copper.

Can recyclico turn black mass into Black Gold?

RecycLiCo is among the first to be able to turn that black mass into “black gold,” recovering almost all of the cathode materials within black mass and upcycling them into battery-grade precursor cathode active material (pCAM) and lithium that can be used again in the battery manufacturing process. And batteries made from those recovered materials?

How are end-of-life lithium-ion batteries recycled?

End-of-life (EoL) lithium-ion batteries may be recycled to recover valuable metals. Following the removal of residual electrolyte, the batteries undergo a physical, thermo-mechanical process to produce a fine powder known as ‘black mass’ [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].

Is black gold good for the Earth?

This “black gold” — a term that usually refers to oil — is actually good for the Earth. In southeastern Norway lies Europe’s biggest plant for recycling used or defective electric vehicle batteries, turning them into a powder, or “black mass,” made up of nickel, manganese, cobalt, lithium and graphite.

Can a black mass sample be attributed to the original battery components?

Some phases identified in the black mass sample could not be attributed back to the original battery components. Further research is therefore recommended to refine the compositional groups, with the analysis of additional samples.

Is Black Mass the New Black Gold?

However, for those who can, black mass might just be the new “black gold.” The “black mass” that we’re referring to is the residual compound formed by “shredding” li-ion batteries that have reached the end of their usable life cycle.